Mutant of L1 Protein of Human Papillomavirus Type 58

ABSTRACT

Provided are a mutated HPV58 L1 protein or a variant thereof, a sequence encoding the same, a method for preparing the same, and a virus-like particle comprising the same, wherein the protein or a variant thereof and the virus-like particle can induce the generation of neutralizing antibodies against at least two HPV types, and therefore can be used to prevent infection by said at least two HPV types, and a disease caused by said infection, such as cervical cancer and condyloma acuminatum. The invention further relates to the use of the protein and the virus-like particle in the manufacture of a pharmaceutical composition or a vaccine for preventing infection by said at least two HPV types, and a disease caused by said infection, such as cervical cancer and condyloma acuminatum.

TECHNICAL FIELD

The invention relates to the field of molecular virology and immunology.In particular, the invention relates to a mutated HPV58 L1 protein (or avariant thereof), a sequence encoding the same, a method for preparingthe same, and a virus-like particle comprising the same, wherein theprotein (or a variant thereof) and the virus-like particle can inducethe generation of neutralizing antibodies against at least two HPV types(e.g. HPV58 and HPV33, or HPV58, HPV33 and HPV52), and therefore can beused to prevent infection by said at least two HPV types, and a diseasecaused by said infection, such as cervical cancer and condylomaacuminatum. The invention further relates to the use of the protein andthe virus-like particle in the manufacture of a pharmaceuticalcomposition or a vaccine for preventing infection by said at least twoHPV types, and a disease caused by said infection, such as cervicalcancer and condyloma acuminatum.

BACKGROUND ART

Human Papillomavirus (HPV) mainly causes warts in skin and mucosa. HPVtypes are divided into high-risk types and low-risk types depending ontheir association with tumorigenesis. Among them, infection by high-riskHPV types has been demonstrated to be the leading cause of genitalcancer including cervical cancer in women; and low-risk HPV types mainlycause condyloma acuminatum. The most effective way to prevent andcontrol HPV infection is to administer HPV vaccines, particularlyvaccines against high-risk HPV types causing cervical cancer.

Major capsid protein L1 of HPV has the characteristic of self-assemblinginto hollow Virus-Like Particle (VLP). HPV VLP has a symmetricalicosahedral structure composed of 72 pentamers of major capsid proteinL1 (Doorbar, J. and P. H. Gallimore. 1987. J Virol, 61(9): 2793-9). HPVVLP is highly similar to natural HPV in terms of structure, retains mostof the neutralizing epitopes of natural virus, and can induce thegeneration of high-titer neutralizing antibodies (Kirnbauer, R., F.Booy, et al. 1992 Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 89(24): 12180-4).

However, the existing studies show that HPV VLPs mainly induce thegeneration of neutralizing antibodies against the same HPV type, producethe protective immunity against the same HPV type, and only have lowcross-protective effect among a few highly homologous HPV types (Sara L.Bissett, Giada Mattiuzzo, et al. 2014 Vaccine. 32:6548-6555). Therefore,the existing HPV vaccines have a very limited protection range. Ingeneral, VLP of one HPV type can only be used to prevent infection bythe same HPV type. In this case, if it needs to broaden the protectionrange of HPV vaccines, the only way is to add VLPs of more HPV types invaccines. Currently, the commercially available HPV vaccines, includingGardasil® from Merck (which is a quadrivalent vaccine against HPV16, 18,6 and 11), Cervarix® from GSK (which is a bivalent vaccine against HPV16and 18), and Gardasil®9 from Merck (which is a 9-valent vaccine), areprepared by combining VLPs of multiple HPV types. However, such asolution would greatly increase the production cost of HPV vaccines, andmight cause safety problem due to an increase in immunizing dose.

Therefore, it is urgent in the art to develop HPV virus-like particlescapable of inducing the generation of protective neutralizing antibodiesagainst multiple HPV types, so as to prevent infection by multiple HPVtypes, and a disease caused by the infection, such as cervical cancerand condyloma acuminatum, more economically and effectively.

Contents of Invention

The invention is at least partially based on the inventors' surprisingdiscovery: after substitution of a specific segment of L1 protein ofHuman Papillomavirus (HPV) Type 58 with the corresponding segment of L1protein of a second HPV type (such as HPV33), the mutated HPV58 L1protein thus obtained can induce the generation of high-titerneutralizing antibodies against HPV58 and the second HPV type (such asHPV33) in organisms, and its protection effect is comparable to that ofa mixture of HPV58 VLP and VLP of the second HPV type, its protectioneffect against HPV58 is comparable to that of HPV58 VLP alone, and itsprotection effect against the second HPV type (such as HPV33) iscomparable to that of the VLP of the second HPV type alone.

In addition, based on the substitution above, another specific segmentof HPV58 L1 protein can be further substituted with the correspondingsegment of L1 protein of a third HPV type (such as HPV52), and themutated HPV58 L1 protein having double substitutions thus obtained caninduce the generation of high-titer neutralizing antibodies againstHPV58, the second HPV type (such as HPV33) and the third HPV type (suchas HPV52); and its protection effect is comparable to that of a mixtureof HPV58 VLP, VLP of the second HPV type and VLP of the third HPV type,its protection effect against HPV58 is comparable to that of HPV58 VLPalone, its protection effect against the second HPV type (such as HPV33)is comparable to that of the VLP of the second HPV type alone, and itsprotection effect against the third HPV type (such as HPV52) iscomparable to that of the VLP of the third HPV type alone.

Therefore, in an aspect, the invention provides a mutated HPV58 L1protein or a variant thereof, wherein as compared with a wild type HPV58L1 protein, the mutated HPV58 L1 protein has the following mutations:

(1) N-terminal truncation of 5-70 amino acids, for example 5-60, 15-60,20-50, 30-45, or 35-40 amino acids; and

(2) (a) substitution of amino acid residues at positions 80-87 of thewild type HPV58 L1 protein with amino acid residues at the correspondingpositions of a L1 protein of a second type of wild-type HPV; or

(b) substitution of amino acid residues at positions 376-383 of the wildtype HPV58 L1 protein with amino acid residues at the correspondingpositions of a L1 protein of a second type of wild-type HPV;

and, the variant differs from the mutated HPV58 L1 protein only bysubstitution (preferably conservative substitution), addition ordeletion of one or several (e.g. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 or 9) aminoacids, and retains the function of the mutated HPV58 L1 protein, i.e.capability of inducing generation of neutralizing antibodies against atleast two HPV types (e.g. HPV58 and HPV33, or HPV58, HPV33 and HPV52).

In some preferred embodiments, the mutated HPV58 L1 protein has themutation as defined in (2) (a), and optionally, further has thefollowing mutation:

(3) substitution of amino acid residues at positions 375-383 of the wildtype HPV58 L1 protein with amino acid residues at the correspondingpositions of a L1 protein of a third type of wild-type HPV; or

(4) substitution of amino acid residues at positions 144-168 of the wildtype HPV58 L1 protein with amino acid residues at the correspondingpositions of a L1 protein of a third type of wild-type HPV.

In some preferred embodiments, the mutated HPV58 L1 protein has 5, 15,27, 35, 40, 60 or 70 amino acids truncated at N-terminal, as comparedwith the wild type HPV58 L1 protein.

In some preferred embodiments, the mutated HPV58 L1 protein has 35 aminoacids truncated at N-terminal, as compared with the wild type HPV58 L1protein.

In some preferred embodiments, said second type of wild-type HPV isHPV33. In some preferred embodiments, the amino acid residues at thecorresponding positions as described in (2) (a) are amino acid residuesat positions 54-61 of a wild type HPV33 L1 protein. In some preferredembodiments, the amino acid residues at the corresponding positions asdescribed in (2) (b) are amino acid residues at positions 350-357 of awild type HPV33 L1 protein

In some preferred embodiments, said third type of wild-type HPV isHPV52. In some preferred embodiments, the amino acid residues at thecorresponding positions as described in (3) are amino acid residues atpositions 380-388 of a wild type HPV52 L1 protein. In some preferredembodiments, the amino acid residues at the corresponding positions asdescribed in (4) are amino acid residues at positions 146-170 of a wildtype HPV52 L1 protein.

In some preferred embodiments, the wild type HPV58 L1 protein has anamino acid sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1.

In some preferred embodiments, the wild type HPV33 L1 protein has anamino acid sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 2.

In some preferred embodiments, the wild type HPV52 L1 protein has anamino acid sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 3.

In some preferred embodiments, the amino acid residues at positions 54to 61 of the wild type HPV33 L1 protein have a sequence as set forth inSEQ ID NO: 59.

In some preferred embodiments, the amino acid residues at positions 350to 357 of the wild type HPV33 L1 protein have a sequence as set forth inSEQ ID NO: 60.

In some preferred embodiments, the amino acid residues at positions 146to 170 of the wild type HPV52 L1 protein have a sequence as set forth inSEQ ID NO: 61.

In some preferred embodiments, the amino acid residues at positions 380to 388 of the wild type HPV52 L1 protein have a sequence as set forth inSEQ ID NO: 62.

In some preferred embodiments, the mutated HPV58 L1 protein has an aminoacid sequence selected from the group consisting of: SEQ ID NO: 4, 10,11 and 14.

In another aspect, the invention provides an isolated nucleic acid,encoding the mutated HPV58 L1 protein or a variant thereof as describedabove. In another aspect, the invention provides a vector comprising theisolated nucleic acid. In some preferred embodiments, the isolatednucleic acid according to the invention has a nucleotide sequenceselected from the group consisting of: SEQ ID NOs: 18, 24, 25 and 28.

Vectors useful for insertion of a polynucleotide of interest are wellknown in the art, including, but not limited to cloning vectors andexpression vectors. In one embodiment, the vectors are, for example,plasmids, cosmids, phages, etc.

In another aspect, the invention further relates to a host cellcomprising the isolated nucleic acid or the vector. The host cellincludes, but is not limited to prokaryotic cells such as E. coli cells,and eukaryotic cells such as yeast cells, insect cells, plant cells andanimal cells (such as mammalian cells, for example, mouse cells, humancells, etc.). The host cell according to the invention may also be acell line, such as 293T cell.

In another aspect, the invention relates to a HPV virus-like particle,comprising or consisting of the mutated HPV58 L1 protein or a variantthereof according to the invention.

In some preferred embodiments, the HPV virus-like particle according tothe invention comprises the mutated HPV58 L1 protein, which hasN-terminal truncation of 5-70 amino acids, for example, 5-60, 15-60,20-50, 30-45, 35-40 amino acids, e.g. 5, 15, 27, 35, 40, 60 or 70 aminoacids, as compared to a wild type HPV58 L1 protein, and substitution ofthe amino acid residues at positions 80-87 of the wild type HPV58 L1protein with the amino acid residues at positions 54-61 of a wild typeHPV33 L1 protein.

In some preferred embodiments, the HPV virus-like particle according tothe invention comprises the mutated HPV58 L1 protein, which hasN-terminal truncation of 5-70 amino acids, for example, 5-60, 15-60,20-50, 30-45, 35-40 amino acids, e.g. 5, 15, 27, 35, 40, 60 or 70 aminoacids, as compared to a wild type HPV58 L1 protein, and substitution ofthe amino acid residues at positions 376-383 of the wild type HPV58 L1protein with the amino acid residues at positions 350-357 of a wild typeHPV33 L1 protein.

In some preferred embodiments, the HPV virus-like particle according tothe invention comprises the mutated HPV58 L1 protein, which hasN-terminal truncation of 5-70 amino acids, for example, 5-60, 15-60,20-50, 30-45, 35-40 amino acids, e.g. 5, 15, 27, 35, 40, 60 or 70 aminoacids, as compared with a wild type HPV58 L1 protein, and substitutionof the amino acid residues at positions 80-87 of the wild type HPV58 L1protein with the amino acid residues at positions 54-61 of a wild typeHPV33 L1 protein, and substitution of the amino acid residues atpositions 144-168 of the wild type HPV58 L1 protein with the amino acidresidues at positions 146-170 of a wild type HPV52 L1 protein.

In some preferred embodiments, the HPV virus-like particle according tothe invention comprises the mutated HPV58 L1 protein, which hasN-terminal truncation of 5-70 amino acids, for example, 5-60, 15-60,20-50, 30-45, 35-40 amino acids, e.g. 5, 15, 27, 35, 40, 60 or 70 aminoacids, as compared with a wild type HPV58 L1 protein, and substitutionof the amino acid residues at positions 80-87 of the wild type HPV58 L1protein with the amino acid residues at positions 54-61 of a wild typeHPV33 L1 protein, and substitution of the amino acid residues atpositions 375-383 of the wild type HPV58 L1 protein with the amino acidresidues at positions 380-388 of a wild type HPV52 L1 protein.

In a particularly preferred embodiment, the HPV virus-like particleaccording to the invention comprises the mutated HPV58 L1 protein, whichhas a sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 4, 10, 11 or 14.

In another aspect, the invention further relates to a compositioncomprising the mutated HPV58 L1 protein or a variant thereof, theisolated nucleic acid, the vector, the host cell, or the HPV virus-likeparticle. In some preferred embodiments, the composition comprises themutated HPV58 L1 protein or a variant thereof according to theinvention. In some preferred embodiments, the composition comprises theHPV virus-like particle according to the invention.

In another aspect, the invention further relates to a pharmaceuticalcomposition or vaccine, comprising the HPV virus-like particle accordingto the invention, and optionally a pharmaceutically acceptable carrierand/or excipient. The pharmaceutical composition or vaccine according tothe invention can be used for preventing HPV infection, or a diseasecaused by HPV infection, such as cervical cancer and condylomaacuminatum.

In some preferred embodiments, the HPV virus-like particle is present inan amount effective for preventing HPV infection or a disease caused byHPV infection. In some preferred embodiments, the HPV infection isinfection by one or more HPV types (e.g. HPV58 infection, HPV33infection and/or HPV52 infection). In some preferred embodiments, thedisease caused by HPV infection is selected from the group consisting ofcervical cancer and condyloma acuminatum.

The pharmaceutical composition or vaccine according to the invention maybe administrated by methods well known in the art, for example, but notlimited to, orally or by injection. In the invention, a particularlypreferred administration route is injection.

In some preferred embodiments, the pharmaceutical composition or vaccineaccording to the invention is administrated in a form of a unit dosage.For example, but not for limiting the invention, each unit dosagecontains 5 μg-80 μg, preferably 20 μg-40 μg of HPV virus-like particle.

In another aspect, the invention relates to a method for preparing themutated HPV58 L1 protein or a variant thereof as described above,comprising expressing the mutated HPV58 L1 protein or a variant thereofin a host cell, and then recovering the mutated HPV58 L1 protein or avariant thereof from a culture of the host cell.

In some preferred embodiments, the host cell is E. coli.

In some preferred embodiments, the method comprises the steps of:expressing the mutated HPV58 L1 protein or a variant thereof in E. coli,and then obtaining the mutated HPV58 L1 protein or a variant thereof bypurifying a lysate supernatant of the E. coli. In some preferredembodiments, the mutated HPV58 L1 protein or a variant thereof isrecovered from the lysate supernatant of the E. coli by chromatography(e.g. cation-exchange chromatography, hydroxyapatite chromatographyand/or hydrophobic interaction chromatography).

In another aspect, the invention relates to a method for preparing avaccine, comprising combining the HPV virus-like particle according tothe invention with a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier and/orexcipient.

In another aspect, the invention relates to a method for preventing HPVinfection or a disease caused by HPV infection, comprising administeringto a subject a prophylactically effective amount of the HPV virus-likeparticle or the pharmaceutical composition or vaccine according to theinvention. In a preferred embodiment, the HPV infection is infection byone or more HPV types (e.g. HPV58 infection, HPV33 infection and/orHPV52 infection). In another preferred embodiment, the disease caused byHPV infection includes, but is not limited to cervical cancer andcondyloma acuminatum. In another preferred embodiment, the subject ismammal, such as human.

In another aspect, the invention further relates to use of the mutatedHPV58 L1 protein or a variant thereof or the HPV virus-like particleaccording to the invention in the manufacture of a pharmaceuticalcomposition or vaccine for preventing HPV infection or a disease causedby HPV infection. In a preferred embodiment, the HPV infection isinfection by one or more HPV types (e.g. HPV58 infection, HPV33infection and/or HPV52 infection). In another preferred embodiment, thedisease caused by HPV infection includes, but is not limited to,cervical cancer and condyloma acuminatum.

Definitions of Terms in Present Invention

In the invention, unless otherwise specified, the scientific andtechnical terms used herein have the meanings generally understood by aperson skilled in the art. Moreover, the laboratory operations of cellculture, molecular genetics, nucleic acid chemistry, and immunology usedherein are the routine operations widely used in the correspondingfields. Meanwhile, in order to better understand the invention, thedefinitions and explanations of the relevant terms are provided asfollows.

According to the invention, the term “a second type of wild-type HPV”refers to a wild-type HPV type other than HPV58. In the invention, asecond type of wild-type HPV is preferably wild type HPV33. According tothe invention, the term “a third type of wild-type HPV” refers to awild-type HPV type other than HPV58 and the second type of wild-typeHPV. In the invention, a third type of wild-type HPV is preferably wildtype HPV52.

According to the invention, the expression “corresponding positions”refers to the equivalent positions of the sequences being compared whenthe sequences are optimally aligned, i.e. the sequences are aligned toobtain a highest percentage of identity.

According to the invention, the term “wild type HPV58 L1 protein” refersto the naturally-occurring major capsid protein L1 in HumanPapillomavirus Type 58 (HPV58). The sequence of wild type HPV58 L1protein is well known in the art, and can be found in public database(such as Accession No. P26535.1, ACJ13480, ACX32376.1 and ACK37663.1 inNCBI database).

In the invention, when an amino acid sequence of wild type HPV58 L1protein is mentioned, it is described by reference to the sequence asset forth in SEQ ID NO: 1. For example, the expression “amino acidresidues at positions 80-87 of a wild type HPV58 L1 protein” refers tothe amino acid residues at positions 80-87 of the polypeptide as setforth in SEQ ID NO: 1. However, a person skilled in the art understandsthat wild type HPV58 may include various isolates, and there might bedifference in the amino acid sequence of L1 protein among variousisolates. Furthermore, a person skilled in the art understands thatalthough there might be difference in sequence, the amino acid sequencesof L1 protein have a very high identity (generally higher than 95%, e.g.higher than 96%, higher than 97%, higher than 98%, or higher than 99%)among different HPV58 isolates, and have substantively the samebiological function. Therefore, in the invention, the term “wild typeHPV58 L1 protein” includes not only the protein as set forth in SEQ IDNO: 1, but also L1 protein of various HPV58 isolates (such as HPV58 L1protein as set forth in P26535.1, ACJ13480, ACX32376.1 or ACK37663.1).Moreover, when a sequence fragment of a wild type HPV58 L1 protein isdescribed, it includes not only the sequence fragment of SEQ ID NO: 1,but also the corresponding sequence fragment of a L1 protein of variousHPV58 isolates. For example, the expression “amino acid residues atpositions 80-87 of a wild type HPV58 L1 protein” includes the amino acidresidues at positions 80-87 of SEQ ID NO: 1, and the correspondingfragment of a L1 protein of various HPV58 isolates.

According to the invention, the term “wild type HPV33 L1 protein” refersto the naturally-occurring major capsid protein L1 in HumanPapillomavirus Type 33 (HPV33). The sequence of wild type HPV33 L1protein is well known in the art, and can be found in public database(such as Accession No. P06416.1, ACV84008.1, ACV84011.1, ACV84012.1 andACL12333.1 in NCBI database).

In the invention, when an amino acid sequence of wild type HPV33 L1protein is mentioned, it is described by reference to the sequence asset forth in SEQ ID NO: 2. For example, the expression “amino acidresidues at positions 54-61 of a wild type HPV33 L1 protein” refers tothe amino acid residues at positions 54-61 of the polypeptide as setforth in SEQ ID NO: 2. However, a person skilled in the art understandsthat wild type HPV33 may include various isolates, and there might bedifference in the amino acid sequence of L1 protein among variousisolates. Furthermore, a person skilled in the art understands thatalthough there might be difference in sequence, the amino acid sequencesof L1 protein have a very high identity (generally higher than 95%, e.g.higher than 96%, higher than 97%, higher than 98%, or higher than 99%)among different HPV33 isolates, and have substantively the samebiological function. Therefore, in the invention, the term “wild typeHPV33 L1 protein” includes not only the protein as set forth in SEQ IDNO: 2, but also L1 protein of various HPV33 isolates (such as HPV33 L1protein as set forth in P06416.1, ACV84008.1, ACV84011.1, ACV84012.1 orACL12333.1). Moreover, when a sequence fragment of a wild type HPV33 L1protein is described, it includes not only the sequence fragment of SEQID NO: 2, but also the corresponding sequence fragment of a L1 proteinof various HPV33 isolates. For example, the expression “amino acidresidues at positions 54-61 of a wild type HPV33 L1 protein” includesthe amino acid residues at positions 54-61 of SEQ ID NO: 2, and thecorresponding fragment of a L1 protein of various HPV33 isolates.

According to the invention, the term “wild type HPV52 L1 protein” refersto the naturally-occurring major capsid protein L1 in HumanPapillomavirus Type 52 (HPV52). The sequence of wild type HPV52 L1protein is well known in the art, and can be found in public database(such as Accession No. ACX32362.1, Q05138.2 or ABU55790.1 in NCBIdatabase).

In the invention, when an amino acid sequence of wild type HPV52 L1protein is mentioned, it is described by reference to the sequence asset forth in SEQ ID NO: 3. For example, the expression “amino acidresidues at positions 146-170 of a wild type HPV52 L1 protein” refers toamino acid residues at positions 146-170 of the polypeptide as set forthin SEQ ID NO: 3. However, a person skilled in the art understands thatwild type HPV52 may include various isolates, and there might bedifference in the amino acid sequence of L1 protein among variousisolates. Furthermore, a person skilled in the art understands thatalthough there might be difference in sequence, the amino acid sequencesof L1 protein have a very high identity (generally higher than 95%, e.g.higher than 96%, higher than 97%, higher than 98%, or higher than 99%)among different HPV52 isolates, and have substantively the samebiological function. Therefore, in the invention, the term “wild typeHPV52 L1 protein” includes not only the protein as set forth in SEQ IDNO: 3, but also L1 protein of various HPV52 isolates (such as HPV52 L1protein as set forth in ACX32362.1, Q05138.2 or ABU55790.1). Moreover,when a sequence fragment of a wild type HPV52 L1 protein is described,it includes not only the sequence fragment of SEQ ID NO: 3, but also thecorresponding sequence fragment of L1 protein of various HPV52 isolates.For example, the expression “amino acid residues at positions 146-170 ofa wild type HPV52 L1 protein” includes the amino acid residues atpositions 146-170 of SEQ ID NO: 3, and the corresponding fragment of L1protein of various HPV52 isolates.

According to the invention, the expression “corresponding sequencefragments” or “corresponding fragments” refers to the fragments that arelocated at equivalent positions of the sequences being compared when thesequences are optimally aligned, i.e. the sequences are aligned toobtain a highest percentage of identity.

According to the invention, the expression “N-terminal truncation of Xamino acids” or “having X amino acids truncated at N-terminal” refers tosubstitution of the amino acid residues from positions 1 to X at theN-terminal of a protein with methionine residue encoded by an initiatorcodon (for initiating protein translation). For example, a HPV58 L1protein having 35 amino acids truncated at N-terminal refers to aprotein resulted from substituting the amino acid residues frompositions 1 to 35 at the N-terminal of wild type HPV58 L1 protein withmethionine residue encoded by an initiator codon.

According to the invention, the term “variant” refers to a protein,whose amino acid sequence has substitution (preferably conservativesubstitution), addition or deletion of one or several (e.g. 1, 2, 3, 4,5, 6, 7, 8 or 9) amino acids, or has an identity of at least 90%, 95%,96%, 97%, 98%, or 99%, as compared with the mutated HPV58 L1 proteinaccording to the invention (for example, the protein as set forth in SEQID NO: 4, 10, 11 and 14), and which retains a function of the mutatedHPV58 L1 protein according to the invention. In the invention, the term“function of the mutated HPV58 L1 protein” refers to a capability ofinducing generation of neutralizing antibodies against at least two HPVtypes (e.g. HPV58 and HPV33, or HPV58, HPV33 and HPV52). The term“identity” refers to a measure of similarity between nucleotidesequences or amino acid sequences. Generally, sequences were aligned toobtain a maximum matching. “Identity” has well-known meanings in the artand can be calculated by published algorithm (such as BLAST).

According to the invention, the term “identity” refers to the matchdegree between two polypeptides or between two nucleic acids. When twosequences for comparison have the same monomer sub-unit of base or aminoacid at a certain site (e.g., each of two DNA molecules has an adenineat a certain site, or each of two polypeptides has a lysine at a certainsite), the two molecules are identical at the site. The percent identitybetween two sequences is a function of the number of identical sitesshared by the two sequences over the total number of sites forcomparison×100. For example, if 6 of 10 sites of two sequences arematched, these two sequences have an identity of 60%. For example, DNAsequences: CTGACT and CAGGTT share an identity of 50% (3 of 6 sites arematched). Generally, the comparison of two sequences is conducted in amanner to produce maximum identity. Such alignment can be conducted byfor example using a computer program such as Align program (DNAstar,Inc.) which is based on the method of Needleman, et al. (J. Mol. Biol.48:443-453, 1970). The percent identity between two amino acid sequencescan also be determined using the algorithm of E. Meyers and W. Miller(Comput. Appl. Biosci., 4:11-17 (1988)) which has been incorporated intothe ALIGN program (version 2.0), using a PAM120 weight residue table,and with a gap length penalty of 12 and a gap penalty of 4. In addition,the percentage of identity between two amino acid sequences can bedetermined by the algorithm of Needleman and Wunsch (J. Mol. Biol.48:444-453 (1970)) which has been incorporated into the GAP program inthe GCG software package (available at http://www.gcg.com), using eithera Blossum 62 matrix or a PAM250 matrix, and with a gap weight of 16, 14,12, 10, 8, 6, or 4 and a length weight of 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, or 6.

As used herein, the term “conservative substitution” refers to aminoacid substitutions which would not disadvantageously affect or changethe essential properties of a protein/polypeptide comprising the aminoacid sequence. For example, a conservative substitution may beintroduced by standard techniques known in the art such as site-directedmutagenesis and PCR-mediated mutagenesis. Conservative amino acidsubstitutions include substitutions wherein an amino acid residue issubstituted with another amino acid residue having a similar side chain,for example, a residue physically or functionally similar (such as,having similar size, shape, charge, chemical property including thecapability of forming covalent bond or hydrogen bond, etc.) to thecorresponding amino acid residue. The families of amino acid residueshaving similar side chains have been defined in the art. These familiesinclude amino acids having basic side chains (for example, lysine,arginine and histidine), amino acids having acidic side chains (forexample, aspartic acid and glutamic acid), amino acids having unchargedpolar side chains (for example, glycine, asparagine, glutamine, serine,threonine, tyrosine, cysteine, tryptophan), amino acids having nonpolarside chains (for example, alanine, valine, leucine, isoleucine, proline,phenylalanine, methionine), amino acids having a-branched side chains(such as threonine, valine, isoleucine) and amino acids having aromaticside chains (for example, tyrosine, phenylalanine, tryptophan,histidine). Therefore, generally a conservative substitution refers to asubstitution of a corresponding amino acid residue with another aminoacid residue from the same side-chain family. Methods for identifyingamino acid conservative substitutions are well known in the art (see,for example, Brummell et al., Biochem. 32: 1180-1187 (1993); Kobayashiet al., Protein Eng. 12(10): 879-884 (1999); and Burks et al., Proc.Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 94: 412-417 (1997), which are incorporated hereinby reference).

According to the invention, the term “E. coli expression system” refersto an expression system consisting of E. coli (strain) and a vector,wherein the E. coli (strain) is derived from the commercially availablestrains, including, but not limited to: ER2566, BL21 (DE3), B834 (DE3),and BLR (DE3).

According to the invention, the term “vector” refers to a nucleic acidcarrier tool which can have a polynucleotide inserted therein. When thevector allows for the expression of the protein encoded by thepolynucleotide inserted therein, the vector is called an expressionvector. The vector can have the carried genetic material elementsexpressed in a host cell by transformation, transduction, ortransfection into the host cell. Vectors are well known by a personskilled in the art, including, but not limited to plasmids, phages,cosmids, etc.

According to the invention, the term “a pharmaceutically acceptablecarrier and/or excipient” refers to a carrier and/or excipient that ispharmacologically and/or physiologically compatible to a subject andactive ingredients, which is well known in the art (see, for example,Remington's Pharmaceutical Sciences. Edited by Gennaro A R, 19th ed.Pennsylvania: Mack Publishing Company, 1995), including, but not limitedto: pH regulators, surfactants, adjuvants, and ionic strength enhancers.For example, pH regulators include, but are not limited to, phosphatebuffers; surfactants include, but are not limited to: cationsurfactants, anion surfactants, or non-ionic surfactants, e.g.,Tween-80; adjuvants include, but are not limited to, aluminium adjuvant(e.g., aluminium hydroxide), and Freund's adjuvant (e.g., Freund'scomplete adjuvant); and ionic strength enhancers include, but are notlimited to, NaCl.

According to the invention, the term “an effective amount” refers to anamount that can effectively achieve the intended purpose. For example,an amount effective for preventing a disease (such as HPV infection)refers to an amount effective for preventing, suppressing, or delayingthe occurrence of a disease (such as HPV infection). The determinationof such an effective amount is within the ability of a person skilled inthe art.

According to the invention, the term “chromatography” includes, but isnot limited to: ion exchange chromatography (such as cation-exchangechromatography), hydrophobic interaction chromatography, absorbentchromatography (such as hydroxyapatite chromatography), gel filtrationchromatography (gel exclusion chromatography), and affinitychromatography.

According to the invention, the term “lysate supernatant” refers to asolution produced by the following steps: host cells (such as E. coli)are disrupted in a lysis buffer, and the insoluble substances are thenremoved from the lysed solution containing the disrupted host cells.Various lysis buffers are well known in the art, including, but notlimited to Tris buffers, phosphate buffers, HEPES buffers, MOPS buffers,etc. In addition, the disrupting of a host cell can be accomplished bymethods well known by a person skilled in the art, including, but notlimited to homogenizer disrupting, ultrasonic treatment, grinding, highpressure extrusion, lysozyme treatment, etc. Methods for removinginsoluble substances are also well known by a person skilled in the art,including, but not limited to filtration and centrifugation.

Beneficial Effects of Invention

Studies show that although there is certain cross-protection betweenHPV58 and other HPV type(s) (such as HPV33 and HPV52), suchcross-protection is very low, generally lower than one percent, even onethousandth of the protection level of VLP of the same HPV type.Therefore, a subject vaccinated with HPV58 vaccine, still has a highrisk of being infected by other HPV type(s) (such as HPV33 and HPV52).

The invention provides a mutated HPV58 L1 protein and a HPV virus-likeparticle formed by the same. The HPV virus-like particle according tothe invention can provide significant cross-protection against HPV58 andother HPV type(s) (such as HPV33 and HPV52). Especially, at the sameimmunizing dose, the HPV virus-like particle according to the inventioncan induce the generation of high-titer neutralizing antibodies againstat least two HPV types (e.g. HPV58 and HPV33, or HPV58, HPV33 and HPV52)in organisms, and its effect is comparable to that of a mixture of VLPsof multiple HPV types (e.g. a mixture of HPV58 VLP and HPV33 VLP, or amixture of HPV58 VLP, HPV33 VLP and HPV52 VLP). Therefore, the HPVvirus-like particle according to the invention can be used to preventinfection by at least two HPV types (e.g. HPV58 and HPV33, or HPV58,HPV33 and HPV52) at the same time as well as diseases associated withthe infection, and has significantly beneficial technical effects. Thishas particularly significant advantages in terms of extending theprotection range of HPV vaccines and reducing the production cost of HPVvaccines.

The embodiments of the invention are further described in detail byreference to the drawings and examples. However, a person skilled in theart would understand that the following drawings and examples areintended for illustrating the invention only, rather than defining thescope of the invention. According to the detailed description of thefollowing drawings and preferred embodiments, various purposes andadvantages of the invention are apparent for a person skilled in theart.

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FIG. 1 shows the SDS-PAGE result of the purified mutated proteins inExample 1. Lane M: protein molecular weight marker; Lane 1: HPV58N35(HPV58 L1 protein having 35 amino acids truncated at N-terminal); Lane2: H58N35-33T1; Lane 3: H58N35-33T2; Lane 4: H58N35-33T3; Lane 5:H58N35-33T4; Lane 6: H58N35-33T5; Lane 7: H58N35-33T1; Lane 8:H58N35-33T1-52S1; Lane 9: H58N35-33T1-52S2; Lane 10: H58N35-33T1-52S3;Lane 11: H58N35-33T1-52S4. The result showed that after chromatographicpurification, H58N35-33T1, 1158N35-33T2, H58N35-33T3, H58N35-33T4,H58N35-33T5, H58N35-33T1-5251, H58N35-33T1-52S2, H58N35-33T1-52S3, andH58N35-33T1-52S4 protein reached a purity of above 95%.

FIG. 2 shows the Western Blot result of H58N35-33T1, H58N35-33T2,H58N35-33T3, H58N35-33T4, H58N35-3315, H58N35-3311-52S1,H58N35-33T1-5252, H58N35-33T1-52S3, and H58N35-33T1-52S4 prepared inExample 1, as determined by using a broad-spectrum antibody 4B3. Lane M:protein molecular weight marker; Lane 1: HPV58N35; Lane 2: H58N35-33T1;Lane 3: H58N35-33T2; Lane 4: H58N35-33T3; Lane 5: H58N35-33T4; Lane 6:H58N35-33T5; Lane 7: H58N35-33T1; Lane 8: H58N35-33T1-52S1; Lane 9:H58N35-33T1-52S2; Lane 10: H58N35-33T1-52S3; Lane 11: H58N35-33T1-52S4.The result showed that the mutated proteins H58N35-33T1, H58N35-33T2,H58N35-33T3, H58N35-33T4, H58N35-33T5, H58N35-33T1-52S1,H58N35-33T1-52S2, H58N35-33T1-52S3, and H58N35-33T1-52S4 could bespecifically recognized by the broad-spectrum antibody 4B3.

FIGS. 3A-3L show the results of the samples comprising the proteinHPV58N35, H58N35-33T1, H58N35-33T2, H58N35-33T3, H58N35-33T4,H58N35-33T5, HPV33N9 (HPV33 L1 protein having 9 amino acids truncated atN-terminal), H58N35-33T1-52S1, H58N35-33T1-52S2, H58N35-33T1-52S3,H58N35-33T1-52S4, and HPV52N40 (HPV52 L1 protein having 40 amino acidstruncated at N-terminal), as analyzed by molecular sieve chromatography.The results showed that the first protein peak of the samples comprisingthe protein H58N35-33T1, H58N35-33T3, H58N35-33T4, H58N35-33T5,H58N35-33T1-52S1, H58N35-33T1-5252, H58N35-33T1-52S3, orH58N35-33T1-52S4 appeared at about 12min, which was comparable to thatof HPV58N35 VLP, HPV33N9 VLP and HPV52N40 VLP. This showed that allthese proteins were able to assemble into VLPs. However, the firstprotein peak of the sample comprising the protein H58N35-33T2 appearedat about 16min, which was comparable to the retention time of thepentamer of HPV58 L1 protein, indicating that the protein was unable toassemble into VLP.

FIGS. 4A-4F show the results of sedimentation velocity analysis ofHPV58N35 VLP, HPV33N9 VLP, HPV52N40 VLP, H58N35-33T1 VLP,H58N35-33T1-52S1 VLP, and H58N35-33T1-52S4 VLP. FIG. 4A, HPV58N35 VLP;FIG. 4B, HPV33N9 VLP; FIG. 4C, HPV52N40 VLP; FIG. 4D, H58N35-33T1 VLP;FIG. 4E, H58N35-33T1-52S1 VLP; FIG. 4F, H58N35-33T1-52S4 VLP. Theresults showed that the sedimentation coefficient of H58N35-33T1 VLP,H58N35-33T1-52S1 VLP and H58N35-33T1-52S4 VLP was 109S, 113S and 109S,respectively, while the sedimentation coefficient of HPV58N35 VLP,HPV33N9 VLP and HPV52N40 VLP was 118S, 133S and 131S, respectively. Thisshowed that H58N35-33T1, H58N35-33T1-52S1 and H58N35-33T1-52S4 were ableto assemble into virus-like particles that were similar to wild type VLPin terms of size and morphology.

FIGS. 5A-5L show the transmission electron microscopy (TEM) photographs(taken at 100,000× magnification, Bar=0.1 μm) of various VLP samples.FIG. 5A, VLP assembled by HPV58N35; FIG. 5B, VLP assembled byH58N35-33T1; FIG. 5C, pentamer formed by H58N35-33T2, which failed tofurther assemble into VLP; FIG. 5D, VLP assembled by H58N35-33T3; FIG.5E, VLP assembled by H58N35-33T4; FIG. 5F, VLP assembled by H58N35-33T5;FIG. 5G, VLP assembled by HPV33N9; FIG. 5H, VLP assembled byH58N35-33T1-52S1; FIG. 5I, VLP assembled by H58N35-33T1-52S2; FIG. 5J,VLP assembled by H58N35-33T1-52S3; FIG. 5K, VLP assembled byH58N35-33T1-52S4; FIG. 5L, VLP assembled by HPV52N40. The results showedthat H58N35-33T1, H58N35-33T3, H58N35-33T4, H58N35-33T5,H58N35-33T1-52S1, H58N35-33T1-52S2, H58N35-33T1-52S3 andH58N35-33T1-52S4 were similar to HPV58N35, HPV33N9 and HPV52N40, andwere able to assemble into VLPs with a radius of about 30 nm; whileH58N35-33T2 could only form a pentamer with a radius of about 5 nm, andwas unable to assemble into VLP.

FIGS. 6A-6F show the detection results of thermostability of H58N35-33T1VLP, H58N35-33T1-52S1 VLP, H58N35-33T1-52S2 VLP, H58N35-33T1-52S3 VLP,and H58N35-33T1-52S4 VLP. FIG. 6A, HPV58N35 VLP; FIG. 6B, H58N35-33T1VLP; FIG. 6C, H58N35-33T1-52S1 VLP; FIG. 6D, H58N35-33T1-52S1 VLP; FIG.6E, H58N35-33T1-52S1 VLP; FIG. 6F, H58N35-33T1-52S4 VLP. The resultsshowed that all the VLPs formed by these proteins had very highthermostability.

FIG. 7A shows the evaluation result of immune protection of H58N35-33T1VLP, H58N35-33T3 VLP, H58N35-33T4 VLP and H58N35-33T5 VLP in mice of theExperimental groups, and of HPV58N35 VLP and HPV33N9 VLP in mice of theControl groups. The result showed that either of H58N35-33T1 VLP andH58N35-33T5 VLP could induce the generation of high-titer neutralizingantibodies against HPV33 and HPV58 in mice; and their protective effectsagainst HPV58 were comparable to that of HPV58N35 VLP alone, and weresignificantly higher than that of HPV33N9 VLP alone; and theirprotective effects against HPV33 were comparable to that of HPV33N9 VLPalone, and were significantly higher than that of HPV58N35 VLP alone.This showed that H58N35-33T1 VLP and H58N35-33T5 VLP could be used aseffective vaccines for preventing HPV58 infection and HPV33 infection,and could be used in place of a mixed vaccine comprising HPV58 VLP andHPV33 VLP.

FIG. 7B shows the evaluation result of immune protection ofH58N35-33T1-52S1, H58N35-33T1-52S2, H58N35-33T1-52S3 andH58N35-33T1-52S4 in mice of the Experimental groups, and of HPV58N35VLP, HPV33N9 VLP, HPV52N40 VLP, and the mixed HPV58/HPV33/HPV52 VLP inmice of the Control groups. The result showed that either of1158N35-33T1-52S1 VLP and H58N35-33T1-52S4 VLP could induce thegeneration of high-titer neutralizing antibodies against HPV58, HPV33and HPV52 in mice; and their protective effects against HPV58 wascomparable to that of HPV58N35 VLP alone and that of the mixedHPV58/HPV33/HPV52 VLP, and were significantly higher than that ofHPV33N9 VLP alone and that of HPV52N40 VLP alone; and their protectiveeffects against HPV33 were comparable to that of HPV33N9 VLP alone andthat of the mixed HPV58/HPV33/HPV52 VLP, and were significantly higherthan that of HPV58N35 VLP alone and that of HPV52N40 VLP alone; andtheir protective effects against HPV52 were comparable to that ofHPV52N40 VLP alone and that of the mixed HPV58/HPV33/HPV52 VLP, and weresignificantly higher than that of HPV33N9 VLP alone and that of HPV58N35VLP alone. This showed that H58N35-33T1-52S1 VLP and H58N35-33T1-52S4VLP could be used as effective vaccines for preventing HPV58 infection,HPV33 infection and HPV52 infection, and could be used in place of amixed vaccine comprising HPV58 VLP, HPV33 VLP and HPV52 VLP.

FIGS. 8A-8D show the result of neutralizing antibody titer in mouseserum after vaccination of mice with H58N35-33T1 VLP. FIG. 8A: Aluminumadjuvant group 1 (at an immunizing dose of 10 μg, using aluminumadjuvant); FIG. 8B: Aluminum adjuvant group 2 (at an immunizing dose of1 μg, using aluminum adjuvant); FIG. 8C: Aluminum adjuvant group 3 (atan immunizing dose of 0.1 μg, using aluminum adjuvant); FIG. 8D:Freund's adjuvant group (at an immunizing dose of 1 μg, using Freund'sadjuvant). The result showed that H58N35-33T1 VLP could induce thegeneration of high-titer neutralizing antibodies against HPV58 in mice,and its protective effect was comparable to that of HPV58N35 VLP aloneat the same dose, and was significantly superior to that of HPV33N9 VLPalone at the same dose; and it could induce the generation of high-titerneutralizing antibodies against HPV33 in mice, and its protective effectwas comparable to that of HPV33N9 VLP alone at the same dose, and wassignificantly superior to that of HPV58N35 VLP alone at the same dose.This showed that H58N35-33T1 VLP had good cross-immunogenicity andcross-protection against HPV58 and HPV33.

FIG. 8E-8G show the result of neutralizing antibody titer in mouse serumafter vaccination of mice with H58N35-33T1-52S1 VLP or H58N35-33T1-52S4VLP. FIG. 8E: Aluminum adjuvant group 1 (at an immunizing dose of 10 μg,using aluminum adjuvant); FIG. 8F: Aluminum adjuvant group 2 (at animmunizing dose of 1 μg, using aluminum adjuvant); FIG. 8G: Aluminumadjuvant group 3 (at an immunizing dose of 0.1 gg, using aluminumadjuvant). The result showed that H58N35-33T1-52S1 VLP andH58N35-33T1-52S4 VLP could induce the generation of high-titerneutralizing antibodies against HPV58 in mice, and its protective effectwas comparable to that of HPV58N35 VLP alone and that of a mixture ofHPV58N35 VLP, HPV33N9 VLP and HPV52N40 VLP at the same dose, and wassignificantly superior to that of HPV33N9 VLP alone or HPV52N40 VLPalone at the same dose; and they could induce the generation ofhigh-titer neutralizing antibodies against HPV33 in mice, and theirprotective effect was comparable to that of HPV33N9 VLP alone and thatof a mixture of HPV58N35 VLP, HPV33N9 VLP and HPV52N40 VLP at the samedose, and was significantly superior to that of HPV58N35 VLP alone orHPV52N40 VLP alone at the same dose; and they could induce thegeneration of high-titer neutralizing antibodies against HPV52 in mice,and their protective effect was slightly weaker than that of HPV52N40VLP alone and that of a mixture of HPV58N35 VLP, HPV33N9 VLP andHPV52N40 VLP at the same dose, but was significantly superior to that ofHPV58N35 VLP alone or HPV33N9 VLP alone at the same dose. This showedthat H58N35-33T1-52S1 VLP and H58N35-33T1-52S4 VLP had goodcross-immunogenicity and cross-protection against HPV58, HPV33 andHPV52.

FIG. 9 shows the evaluation result of neutralizing antibodies incynomolgus monkey serum after vaccination of cynomolgus monkey withH58N35-33T1-52S4 VLP. The result showed that H58N35-33T1-52S4 VLP couldinduce the generation of high-titer neutralizing antibodies againstHPV58, HPV33 and HPV52 in cynomolgus monkey, and its protective effectwas comparable to that of a mixture of HPV58N35 VLP, HPV33N9 VLP andHPV52N40 VLP at the same dose. This showed that H58N35-33T1-52S4 VLP hadgood cross-immunogenicity against HPV58, HPV33 and HPV52, and couldinduce good cross-protection against HPV58, HPV33 and HPV52 in primate.

FIGS. 10A-10D show the cryo-electron microscopy (cryoEM) photographs andthe reconstructed three-dimensional structures of H58N35-33T1 VLP andH58N35-33T1-52S4 VLP, respectively. FIG. 10A, the cryo-electronmicroscopy (cryoEM) photograph of H58N35-33T1 VLP; FIG. 10B, thereconstructed three-dimensional structure of H58N35-33T1 VLP; FIG. 10C,the cryo-electron microscopy (cryoEM) photograph of H58N35-33T1-52S4VLP; FIG. 10D, the reconstructed three-dimensional structure ofH58N35-33T1-52S4 VLP. The reconstructed three-dimensional structuresshowed that both H58N35-33T1 VLP and H58N35-33T1-52S4 VLP had a T=7icosahedral structure (h=1, k=2) consisting of 72 capsomers(morphological subunit, pentamer). Unlike conventional icosahedral viralcapsids consistent with quasi-equivalence principle, all theconstitutive subunits in the structures of H58N35-33T1 VLP andH58N35-33T1-52S4 VLP were pentamers, without hexamer. Moreover, said twoVLPs had an external diameter of about 60 nm. These were similar to thethree-dimensional structures of the previously reported natural HPVviral particles and the HPV VLP prepared by eukaryotic expression system(e.g. poxvirus expression system) (Baker T S, Newcomb W W, Olson N H. etal. Biophys J. (1991), 60(6): 1445-1456. Hagensee M E, Olson N H, BakerT S, et al. J Virol. (1994), 68(7):4503-4505. Buck C B, Cheng N,Thompson C D. et al. J Virol. (2008), 82(11): 5190-7).

SEQUENCE INFORMATION

Some of the sequences involved in the invention are provided in thefollowing Table 1.

TABLE 1 Description of sequences SEQ ID NO: Description 1 wild typeHPV58 L1 protein 2 wild type HPV33 L1 protein 3 wild type HPV52 L1protein 4 the mutated HPV58 L1 protein comprising Segment 1 of HPV33 L1protein, H58N35-33T1 5 H58N35-33T2-1 6 H58N35-33T2-2 7 the mutated HPV58L1 protein comprising Segment 2 of HPV33 L1 protein, H58N35-33T2 8 themutated HPV58 L1 protein comprising Segment 3 of HPV33 L1 protein,H58N35-33T3 9 the mutated HPV58 L1 protein comprising Segment 4 of HPV33L1 protein, H58N35-33T4 10 the mutated HPV58 L1 protein comprisingSegment 5 of HPV33 L1 protein, H58N35-33T5 11 the mutated HPV58 L1protein comprising Segment 1 of HPV33 L1 protein and Segment 1 of HPV52L1 protein, H58N35-33T1-52S1 12 the mutated HPV58 L1 protein comprisingSegment 1 of HPV33 L1 protein and Segment 2 of HPV52 L1 protein,H58N35-33T1-52S2 13 the mutated HPV58 L1 protein comprising Segment 1 ofHPV33 L1 protein and Segment 3 of HPV52 L1 protein, H58N35-33T1-52S3 14the mutated HPV58 L1 protein comprising Segment 1 of HPV33 L1 proteinand Segment 4 of HPV52 L1 protein, H58N35-33T1-52S4 15 the DNA sequenceencoding SEQ ID NO: 1 16 the DNA sequence encoding SEQ ID NO: 2 17 theDNA sequence encoding SEQ ID NO: 3 18 the DNA sequence encoding SEQ IDNO: 4 19 the DNA sequence encoding SEQ ID NO: 5 20 the DNA sequenceencoding SEQ ID NO: 6 21 the DNA sequence encoding SEQ ID NO: 7 22 theDNA sequence encoding SEQ ID NO: 8 23 the DNA sequence encoding SEQ IDNO: 9 24 the DNA sequence encoding SEQ ID NO: 10 25 the DNA sequenceencoding SEQ ID NO: 11 26 the DNA sequence encoding SEQ ID NO: 12 27 theDNA sequence encoding SEQ ID NO: 13 28 the DNA sequence encoding SEQ IDNO: 14 59 the sequence of the amino acid residues at positions 54 to 61of wild type HPV33 L1 protein 60 the sequence of the amino acid residuesat positions 350 to 357 of wild type HPV33 L1 protein 61 the sequence ofthe amino acid residues at positions 146 to 170 of wild type HPV52 L1protein 62 the sequence of the amino acid residues at positions 380 to388 of wild type HPV52 L1 protein

Sequence 1 (SEQ ID NO: 1):MVLILCCTLAILFCVADVNVFHIFLQMSVWRPSEATVYLPPVPVSKVVSTDEYVSRTSIYYYAGSSRLLAVGNPYFSIKSPNNNKKVLVPKVSGLQYRVFRVRLPDPNKFGFPDTSFYNPDTQRLVWACVGLEIGRGQPLGVGVSGHPYLNKFDDTETSNRYPAQPGSDNRECLSMDYKQTQLCLIGCKPPTGEHWGKGVACNNNAAATDCPPLELFNSIIEDGDMVDTGFGCMDFGTLQANKSDVPIDICNSTCKYPDYLKMASEPYGDSLFFFLRREQMFVRHFFNRAGKLGEAVPDDLYIKGSGNTAVIQSSAFFPTPSGSIVTSESQLFNKPYWLQRAQGHNNGICWGNQLFVTVVDTTRSTNMTLCTEVTKEGTYKNDNFKEYVRHVEEYDLQFVFQLCKITLTAEIMTYIHTMDSNILEDWQFGLTPPPSASLQDTYRFVTSQAITCQKTAPPKEKEDPLNKYTFWEVNLKEKFSADLDQFPLGRKFLLQSGLKAKPRLKRSAPTTRAPSTKRKKVKKSequence 2 (SEQ ID NO: 2):MSVWRPSEATVYLPPVPVSKVVSTDEYVSRTSIYYYAGSSRLLAVGHPYFSIKNPTNAKKLLVPKVSGLQYRVFRVRLPDPNICFGFPDTSFYNPDTQRLVWACVGLEIGRGQPLGVGISGHPLLNKFDDTETGNKYPGQPGADNRECLSMDYKQTQLCLLGCKPPTGEHWGKGVACINAAPANDCPPLELINTIIEDGDMVDTGFGCNIEDFKTLQANICSDVPIDICGSTCKYPDYLKMTSEPYGDSLFFFLRREQMFVRHFFNRAGTLGEAVPDDLYIKGSGTTASIQSSAFFPTP SGSMVTSESQLFNKPYWLQRAQGHNNGICWGNQVFVTVVDTTRSTNMTLCTQVTSDSTYKNENFKEYIRHVEEYDLQFVFQLCKVTLTAEVMTYIHAMNPDILEDWQFGLTPPPSASLQDTYRFVTSQAITCQKTVPPKEKEDPLGKYTFWEVDLICEKFSADLDQFPLGRICFLLQAGLKAKPKLKRAAPTSTRTSSAICRICKVICK Sequence 3 (SEQ ID NO: 3):MVQILFYILVIFYYVAGVNVFHIFLQMSVWRPSEATVYLPPVPVSKVVSTDEYVSRTSIYYYAGSSRLLTVGHPYFSIKNTSSGNGKKVLVPKVSGLQYRVFRIKLPDPNKFGFPDTSFYNPETQRLVWACTGLEIGRGQPLGVGISGHPLLNKFDDTETSNKYAGKPGIDNRECLSMDYKQTQLCILGCKPPIGEHWGKGTPCNNNSGNPGDCPPLQL1NSVIQDGDMVDTGFGCMDFNTLQASKSDVPIDICSSVCKYPDYLQMASEPYGDSLFFFLRREQMFVRHFFNRAGTLGDPVPGDLYIQGSNSGNTATVQSSAFFPTPSGSMVTSESQLFNKPYWLQRAQGHNNGICWGNQLFVTVVDTTRSINMTLCAEVICKESTYKNENFICEYLRHGEEFDLQFIFQLCKITLTADVMTYIHKMDATILEDWQFGLTPPPSASLEDTYRFVTSTAITCQKNTPPKGKEDPLKDYMFWEVDLKEKFSADLDQFPLGRICFLLQAGLQARPKLKRPASSAPRTSTKICICKVICRSequence 4 (SEQ ID NO: 4):MTVYLPPVPVSKVVSTDEYVSRTSIYYYAGSSRLLAVGNPYFSIKNPTNAKKLLVPKVSGLQYRVFRVRLPDPNICFGFPDTSFYNPDTQRLVWACVGLEIGRGQPLGVGVSGHPYLNKFDDTETSNRYPAQPGSDNRECLSMDYKQTQLCLIGCKPPTGEHWGKGVACNNNAAATDCPPLELFNSIIEDGDMVDTGFGCMDFGTLQANKSDVPIDICNSTCKYPDYLKMASEPYGDSLFFFLRREQMFVRHFFNRAGKLGEAVPDDLYIKGSGNTAVIQSSAFFPTPSGSIVTSESQLFNICPYWLQRAQGHNNGICWGNQLFVTVVDTIRSTNMTLCTEVTKEGTYKNDNFKEYVRHVEEYDLQFVFQLCKITLTAEIMTYIHTMDSNILEDWQFGLTPPPSASLQDTYRFVTSQAITCQKTAPPKEKEDPLNKYTFWEVNLICEKFSADLDQFPLGRKFLLQSGLKAKPRLKRSAPTTRAPSTKRKKVICK Sequence 5 (SEQ ID NO: 5):MTVYLPPVPVSKVVSTDEYVSRTSIYYYAGSSRLLAVGNPYFSIKSPNNNICKVLVPKVSGLQYRVFRVRLPDPNKFGFPDTSFYNPDTQRLVWACVGLEIGRGQPLGVGISGHPLLNKFDDTETSNRYPAQPGSDNRECLSMDYKQTQLCLIGCKPPTGEHWGKGVACNNNAAATDCPPLELFNSIIEDGDMVDTGFGCMDFGTLQANKSDVPIDICNSTCKYPDYLICMASEPYGDSLFFFLRREQMFVRHFFNRAGICLGEAVPDDLYIKGSGNTAVIQSSAFFPTPSGSIVTSESQLFNKPYWLQRAQGHNNGICWGNQLFVTVVDTTRSTNMTLCTEVTKEGTYKNDNFKEYVRHVEEYDLQFVFQLCKITLTAEIMTYIHTMDSNILEDWQFGLTPPPSASLQDTYRFVTSQAITCQKTAPPKEKEDPLNKYTFWEVNLKEKFSADLDQFPLGRKFLLQSGLKAKPRLICRSAPTTRAPSTKRKKVKK Sequence 6 (SEQ ID NO: 6):MTVYLPPVPVSKVVSTDEYVSRTSIYYYAGSSRLLAVGNPYFSIKSPNNNKICVLVPKVSGLQYRVFRVRLPDPNKFGFPDTSFYNPDTQRLVWACVGLEIGRGQPLGVGISGHPLLNKFDDTETGNKYPAQPGSDNRECLSMDYKQTQLCLIGCKPPTGEHWGKGVACNNNAAATDCPPLELFNSIIEDGDMVDTGFGCMDFGTLQANKSDVPIDICNSTCKYPDYLKMASEPYGDSLFFFLRREQMFVRHFFNRAGICLGEAVPDDLYIKGSGNTAVIQSSAFFPTPSGSIVTSESQLFNKPYWLQRAQGHNNGICWGNQLFVTVVDTTRSTNMTLCTEVTKEGTYKNDNFKEYVRHVEEYDLQFVFQLCKITLTAEIMTYIHTMDSNILEDWQFGLTPPPSASLQDTYRFVTSQAITCQKTAPPICEKEDPLNKYTFWEVNLKEICFSADLDQFPLGRKFLLQSGLKAKPRLICRSAPTTRAPSTKRKKVICK Sequence 7 (SEQ ID NO: 7):MTVYLPPVPVSKVVSTDEYVSRTSIYYYAGSSRLLAVGNPYFSIKSPNNNKKVLVPKVSGLQYRVFRVRLPDPNKFGFPDTSFYNPDTQRLVWACVGLEIGRGQPLGVGISGHPLLNICFDDTETGNKYPGQPGADNRECLSMDYKQTQLCLIGCKPPTGEHWGKGVACNNNAAATDCPPLELFNSIIEDGDMVDTGFGCMDFGTLQANKSDVPIDICNSTCKYPDYLKMASEPYGDSLFFFLRREQMFVRHFFNRAGKLGEAVPDDLYIKGSGNTAVIQSSAFFPTPSGSIVTSESQLFNKPYWLQRAQGHNNGICWGNQLFVTVVDTIRSTNMTLCTEVTKEGTYICNDNFKEYVRHVEEYDLQFVFQLCKITLTAEIMTY1HTMDSNILEDWQFGLTPPPSASLQDTYRFVTSQAITCQKTAPPICEKEDPLNKYTFWEVNLKEKFSADLDQFPLGRKFLLQSGLKAKPRLKRSAPTTRAPSTKRICKVICK Sequence 8 (SEQ ID NO: 8):MTVYLPPVPVSKVVSTDEYVSRTSIYYYAGSSRLLAVGNPYFSIKSPNNNKKVLVPKVSGLQYRVFRVRLPDPNICFGFPDTSFYNPDTQRLVWACVGLEIGRGQPLGVGVSGHPYLNKFDDTETSNRYPAQPGSDNRECLSMDYKQTQLCLIGCKPPTGEHWGKGVACTNAAPANDCPPLELFNSIIEDGDMVDTGFGCMDFGTLQANKSDVPIDICNSTCKYPDYLICMASEPYGDSLFFFLRREQMFVRHFFNRAGKLGEAVPDDLYIKGSGNTAVIQ SSAFFPTP SGSIVTSESQLFNICPYWLQRAQGHNNGICWGNQLFVTVVDTTRSTNMTLCTEVTKEGTYKNDNFKEYVRHVEEYDLQFVFQLCKITLTAEIMTYIHTMDSNILEDWQFGLTPPPSASLQDTYRFVTSQAITCQKTAPPKEKEDPLNKYTFWEVNLKEKFSADLDQFPLGRKFLLQSGLKAKPRLKRSAPTTRAPSTKRKKVKK Sequence 9 (SEQ ID NO: 9):MTVYLPPVPVSKVVSTDEYVSRTSIYYYAGSSRLLAVGNPYFSIKSPNNNKKVLVPKVSGLQYRVFRVRLPDPNKFGFPDTSFYNPDTQRLVWACVGLEIGRGQPLGVGVSGHPYLNICFDDTETSNRYPAQPGSDNRECLSMDYKQTQLCLIGCKPPTGEHWGKGVACNNNAAATDCPPLELFNSIIEDGDMVDTGFGCMDFGTLQANKSDVPIDICNSTCKYPDYLKMASEPYGDSLFFFLRREQMFVRHFFNRAGKLGEAVPDDLYIKGSGTTASIQSSAFFPTPSGSIVTSESQLFNKPYWLQRAQGHNNGICWGNQLFVTVVDTTRSTNMTLCTEVTKEGTYKNDNFKEYVRHVEEYDLQFVFQLCKITLTAEIMTYIEITMDSNILEDWQFGLTPPPSASLQDTYRFVTSQATTCQKTAPPKEKEDPLNKYTFWEVNLICEKFSADLDQFPLGRICFLLQSGLKAKPRLKRSAPTTRAPSTICRIUCVKK Sequence 10 (SEQ ID NO: 10):MTVYLPPVPVSKVVSTDEYVSRTSIYYYAGSSRLLAVGNPYFSIKSPNNNKKVLVPKVSGLQYRVFRVRLPDPNICFGFPDTSFYNPDTQRLVWACVGLEIGRGQPLGVGVSGHPYLNKFDDTETSNRYPAQPGSDNRECLSMDYKQTQLCLIGCKPPTGEHWGKGVACNNNAAATDCPPLELFNSIIEDGDMVDTGFGCMDFGTLQANICSDVPIDICNSTCKYPDYLKMASEPYGDSLFFFLRREQMFVRHFFNRAGICLGEAVPDDLYIKGSGNTAVIQSSAFFPTPSGSIVTSESQLFNICPYWLQRAQGHNNGICWGNQLFVTVVDTTRSTNMTLCTEVTSDSTYKNENFKEYVRHVEEYDLQFVFQLCKTTLTAEIMTYIHTMDSNILEDWQFGLTPPPSASLQDTYRFVTSQAITCQKTAPPKEKEDPLNKYTFWEVNLKEKFSADLDQFPLGRKFLLQSGLKAKPRLKRSAPTTRAPSTKRIUCVKK Sequence 11 (SEQ ID NO: 11):MTVYLPPVPVSKVVSTDEYVSRTSIYYYAGSSRLLAVGNPYFSIKNPTNAICKLLVPKVSGLQYRVFRVRLPDPNICFGFPDTSFYNPDTQRLVWACVGLEIGRGQPLGVGISGHPLLNICFDDTETSNKYAGKPGIDNRECLSMDYKQTQLCLIGCKPPTGEHWGKGVACNNNAAATDCPPLELFNSIIEDGDMVDTGFGCMDFGTLQANKSDVPIDICNSTCKYPDYLICMASEPYGDSLFFFLRREQMFVRHFFNRAGICLGEAVPDDLYIKGSGNTAVIQSSAFFPTPSGSIVTSESQLFNKPYWLQRAQGHNNGICWGNQLFVTVVDTTRSTNMTLCTEVTKEGTYKNDNFKEYVRHVEEYDLQFVFQLCKITLTAEIMTYIHTMDSNILEDWQFGLTPPPSASLQDTYRFVTSQAITCQKTAPPKEICEDPLNKYTFWEVNLKEKFSADLDQFPLGRICFLLQSGLKAICPRLICRSAPTTRAPSTICRKKVICK Sequence 12 (SEQ ID NO: 12):MTVYLPPVPVSKVVSTDEYVSRTSIYYYAGSSRLLAVGNPYFSIKNPTNAKKLLVPKVSGLQYRVFRVRLPDPNKFGFPDTSFYNPDTQRLVWACVGLEIGRGQPLGVGVSGHPYLNICFDDTETSNRYPAQPGSDNRECLSMDYKQTQLCLIGCKPPTGEHWGKGTPCNNNSGNPGDCPPLELFNSIIEDGDMVDTGFGCMDFGTLQANKSDVPIDICNSTCKYPDYLKMASEPYGDSLFFFLRREQMFVRHFFNRAGKLGEAVPDDLYIKGSGNTAVIQSSAFFPTPSGSIVTSESQLFNKPYWLQRAQGHNNGICWGNQLFVTVVDTTRSTNMTLCTEVTKEGTYKNDNFKEYVRHVEEYDLQFVFQLCKITLTAEIMTYIFITMDSNILEDWQFGLTPPPSASLQDTYRFVTSQAITCQKTAPPKEKEDPLNKYTFWEVNLKEKFSADLDQFPLGRKFLLQSGLKAKPRLKRSAPTTRAPSTICRICKVICK Sequence 13 (SEQ ID NO: 13):MTVYLPPVPVSKVVSTDEYVSRTSIYYYAGSSRLLAVGNPYFSIKNPTNAKKLLVPKVSGLQYRVFRVRLPDPNKFGFPDTSFYNPDTQRLVWACVGLEIGRGQPLGVGVSGHPYLNICFDDTETSNRYPAQPGSDNRECLSMDYKQTQLCLIGCKPPTGEHWGKGVACNNNAAATDCPPLELFNSIIEDGDMVDTGFGCMDFGTLQANKSDVPIDICNSTCKYPDYLKMASEPYGDSLFFFLRREQMFVRHFFNRAGTLGDPVPGDLYIQGSNSGNTATVQSSAFFPTPSGSIVTSESQLFNKPYWLQRAQGHNNGICWGNQLFVTVVDTTRSTNMTLCTEVTKEGTYKNDNFKEYVRHVEEYDLQFVFQLCKITLTAEIMTYIHTMDSNILEDWQFGLTPPPSASLQDTYRFVTSQAITCQKTAPPKEKEDPLNKYTFWEVNLKEKFSADLDQFPLGRKFLLQSGLKAKPRLKRSAPTTRAPSTKRKKVICK Sequence 14 (SEQ ID NO: 14):MTVYLPPVPVSICVVSTDEYVSRTSIYYYAGSSRLLAVGNPYFSIKNPTNAKICLLVPKVSGLQYRVFRVRLPDPNKFGFPDTSFYNPDTQRLVINACVGLEIGRGQPLGVGVSGHPYLNICFDDTETSNRYPAQPGSDNRECLSMDYKQTQLCLIGCKPPTGEHWGKGVACNNNAAATDCPPLELFNSIIEDGDMVDTGFGCMDFGTLQANKSDVPIDICNSTCKYPDYLKMASEPYGDSLFFFLRREQMFVRHFFNRAGKLGEAVPDDLYIKGSGNTAVIQSSAFFPTPSGSIVTSESQLFNKPYWLQRAQGHNNGICWGNQLFVTVVDTTRSTNMTLCTEVKKESTYKNENFKEYVRHVEEYDLQFVFQLCKITLTAEIMTYIHTMDSNILEDWQFGLTPPPSASLQDTYRFVTSQAITCQKTAPPKEKEDPLNKYTFWEVNLKEKFSADLDQFPLGRKFLLQSGLKAKPRLKRSAPTTRAPSTKRKKVKK Sequence 15 (SEQ ID NO: 15):ATGGTGCTGATCCTGTGCTGCACCCTGGCCATCCTGTTCTGCGTGGCCGACGTGAACGTGTTCCACATCTTCCTGCAGATGAGCGTGTGGAGGCCCAGCGAGGCCACCGTGTACCTGCCCCCCGTGCCCGTGAGCAAGGTGGTGAGCACCGACGAGTACGTGAGCAGGACCAGCATCTACTACTACGCCGGCAGCAGCAGGCTGCTGGCCGTGGGCAACCCCTACTTCAGCATCAAGAGCCCCAACAACAACAAGAAGGTGCTGGTGCCCAAGGTGAGCGGCCTGCAGTACAGGGTGTTCAGGGTGAGGCTGCCCGACCCCAACAAGTTCGGCTTCCCCGACACCAGCTTCTACAACCCCGACACCCAGAGGCTGGTGTGGGCCTGCGTGGGCCTGGAGATCGGCAGGGGCCAGCCCCTGGGCGTGGGCGTGAGCGGCCACCCCTACCTGAACAAGTTCGACGACACCGAGACCAGCAACAGGTACCCCGCCCAGCCCGGCAGCGACAACAGGGAGTGCCTGAGCATGGACTACAAGCAGACCCAGCTGTGCCTGATCGGCTGCAAGCCCCCCACCGGCGAGCACTGGGGCAAGGGCGTGGCCTGCAACAACAACGCCGCCGCCACCGACTGCCCCCCCCTGGAGCTGTTCAACAGCATCATCGAGGACGGCGACATGGTGGACACCGGCTTCGGCTGCATGGACTTCGGCACCCTGCAGGCCAACAAGAGCGACGTGCCCATCGACATCTGCAACAGCACCTGCAAGTACCCCGACTACCTGAAGATGGCCAGCGAGCCCTACGGCGACAGCCTGTTCTTCTTCCTGAGGAGGGAGCAGATGTTCGTGAGGCACTTCTTCAACAGGGCCGGCAAGCTGGGCGAGGCCGTGCCCGACGACCTGTACATCAAGGGCAGCGGCAACACCGCCGTGATCCAGAGCAGCGCCTTCTTCCCCACCCCCAGCGGCAGCATCGTGACCAGCGAGAGCCAGCTGTTCAACAAGCCCTACTGGCTGCAGAGGGCCCAGGGCCACAACAACGGCATCTGCTGGGGCAACCAGCTGTTCGTGACCGTGGTGGACACCACCAGGAGCACCAACATGACCCTGTGCACCGAGGTGACCAAGGAGGGCACCTACAAGAACGACAACTTCAAGGAGTACGTGAGGCACGTGGAGGAGTACGACCTGCAGTTCGTGTTCCAGCTGTGCAAGATCACCCTGACCGCCGAGATCATGACCTACATCCACACCATGGACAGCAACATCCTGGAGGACTGGCAGTTCGGCCTGACCCCCCCCCCCAGCGCCAGCCTGCAGGACACCTACAGGTTCGTGACCAGCCAGGCCATCACCTGCCAGAAGACCGCCCCCCCCAAGGAGAAGGAGGACCCCCTGAACAAGTACACCTTCTGGGAGGTGAACCTGAAGGAGAAGTTCAGCGCCGACCTGGACCAGTTCCCCCTGGGCAGGAAGTTCCTGCTGCAGAGCGGCCTGAAGGCCAAGCCCAGGCTGAAGAGGAGCGCCCCCACCACCAGGGCCCCCAGCACCAAGAGGAAGAAGGTGAAGAAGTGA Sequence 16 (SEQ ID NO: 16):ATGAGCGTGTGGAGGCCCAGCGAGGCCACCGTGTACCTGCCCCCCGTGCCCGTGAGCAAGGTGGTGAGCACCGACGAGTACGTGAGCAGGACCAGCATCTACTACTACGCCGGCAGCAGCAGGCTGCTGGCCGTGGGCCACCCCTACTTCAGCATCAAGAACCCCACCAACGCCAAGAAGCTGCTGGTGCCCAAGGTGAGCGGCCTGCAGTACAGGGTGTTCAGGGTGAGGCTGCCCGACCCCAACAAGTTCGGCTTCCCCGACACCAGCTTCTACAACCCCGACACCCAGAGGCTGGTGTGGGCCTGCGTGGGCCTGGAGATCGGCAGGGGCCAGCCCCTGGGCGTGGGCATCAGCGGCCACCCCCTGCTGAACAAGTTCGACGACACCGAGACCGGCAACAAGTACCCCGGCCAGCCCGGCGCCGACAACAGGGAGTGCCTGAGCATGGACTACAAGCAGACCCAGCTGTGCCTGCTGGGCTGCAAGCCCCCCACCGGCGAGCACTGGGGCAAGGGCGTGGCCTGCACCAACGCCGCCCCCGCCAACGACTGCCCCCCCCTGGAGCTGATCAACACCATCATCGAGGACGGCGACATGGTGGACACCGGCTTCGGCTGCATGGACTTCAAGACCCTGCAGGCCAACAAGAGCGACGTGCCCATCGACATCTGCGGCAGCACCTGCAAGTACCCCGACTACCTGAAGATGACCAGCGAGCCCTACGGCGACAGCCTGTTCTTCTTCCTGAGGAGGGAGCAGATGTTCGTGAGGCACTTCTTCAACAGGGCCGGCACCCTGGGCGAGGCCGTGCCCGACGACCTGTACATCAAGGGCAGCGGCACCACCGCCAGCATCCAGAGCAGCGCCTTCTTCCCCACCCCCAGCGGCAGCATGGTGACCAGCGAGAGCCAGCTGTTCAACAAGCCCTACTGGCTGCAGAGGGCCCAGGGCCACAACAACGGCATCTGCTGGGGCAACCAGGTGTTCGTGACCGTGGTGGACACCACCAGGAGCACCAACATGACCCTGTGCACCCAGGTGACCAGCGACAGCACCTACAAGAACGAGAACTTCAAGGAGTACATCAGGCACGTGGAGGAGTACGACCTGrCAGTTCGTGTTCCAGCTGTGCAAGGTGACCCTGACCGCCGAGGTGATGACCTACATCCACGCCATGAACCCCGACATCCTGGAGGACTGGCAGTTCGGCCTGACCCCCCCCCCCAGCGCCAGCCTGCAGGACACCTACAGGTTCGTGACCAGCCAGGCCATCACCTGCCAGAAGACCGTGCCCCCCAAGGAGAAGGAGGACCCCCTGGGCAAGTACACCTTCTGGGAGGTGGACCTGAAGGAGAAGTTCAGCGCCGACCTGGACCAGTTCCCCCTGGGCAGGAAGTTCCTGCTGCAGGCCGGCCTGAAGGCCAAGCCCAAGCTGAAGAGGGCCGCCCCCACCAGCACCAGGACCAGCAGCGCCAAGAGGAAGAAGGTGAAGAAGTGA Sequence 17 (SEQ ID NO: 17):ATGGTGCAGATCCTGTTCTACATCCTGGTGATCTTCTACTACGTGGCCGGCGTGAACGTGTTCCACATCTTCCTGCAGATGAGCGTGTGGAGGCCCAGCGAGGCCACCGTGTACCTGCCCCCCGTGCCCGTGAGCAAGGTGGTGAGCACCGACGAGTACGTGAGCAGGACCAGCATCTACTACTACGCCGGCAGCAGCAGGCTGCTGACCGTGGGCCACCCCTACTTCAGCATCAAGAACACCAGCAGCGGCAACGGCAAGAAGGTGCTGGTGCCCAAGGTGAGCGGCCTGCAGTACAGGGTGTTCAGGATCAAGCTGCCCGACCCCAACAAGTTCGGCTTCCCCGACACCAGCTTCTACAACCCCGAGACCCAGAGGCTGGTGTGGGCCTGCACCGGCCTGGAGATCGGCAGGGGCCAGCCCCTGGGCGTGGGCATCAGCGGCCACCCCCTGCTGAACAAGTTCGACGACACCGAGACCAGCAACAAGTACGCCGGCAAGCCCGGCATCGACAACAGGGAGTGCCTGAGCATGGACTACAAGCAGACCCAGCTGTGCATCCTGGGCTGCAAGCCCCCCATCGGCGAGCACTGGGGCAAGGGCACCCCCTGCAACAACAACAGCGGCAACCCCGGCGACTGCCCCCCCCTGCAGCTGATCAACAGCGTGATCCAGGACGGCGACATGGTGGACACCGGCTTCGGCTGCATGGACTTCAACACCCTGCAGGCCAGCAAGAGCGACGTGCCCATCGACATCTGCAGCAGCGTGTGCAAGTACCCCGACTACCTGCAGATGGCCAGCGAGCCCTACGGCGACAGCCTGTTCTTCTTCCTGAGGAGGGAGCAGATGTTCGTGAGGCACTTCTTCAACAGGGCCGGCACCCTGGGCGACCCCGTGCCCGGCGACCTGTACATCCAGGGCAGCAACAGCGGCAACACCGCCACCGTGCAGAGCAGCGCCTTCTTCCCCACCCCCAGCGGCAGCATGGTGACCAGCGAGAGCCAGCTGTTCAACAAGCCCTACTGGCTGCAGAGGGCCCAGGGCCACAACAACGGCATCTGCTGGGGCAACCAGCTGTTCGTGACCGTGGTGGACACCACCAGGAGCACCAACATGACCCTGTGCGCCGAGGTGAAGAAGGAGAGCACCTACAAGAACGAGAACTTCAAGGAGTACCTGAGGCACGGCGAGGAGTTCGACCTGCAGTTCATCTTCCAGCTGTGCAAGATCACCCTGACCGCCGACGTGATGACCTACATCCACAAGATGGACGCCACCATCCTGGAGGACTGGCAGTTCGGCCTGACCCCCCCCCCCAGCGCCAGCCTGGAGGACACCTACAGGTTCGTGACCAGCACCGCCATCACCTGCCAGAAGAACACCCCCCCCAAGGGCAAGGAGGACCCCCTGAAGGACTACATGTTCTGGGAGGTGGACCTGAAGGAGAAGTTCAGCGCCGACCTGGACCAGTTCCCCCTGGGCAGGAAGTTCCTGCTGCAGGCCGGCCTGCAGGCCAGGCCCAAGCTGAAGAGGCCCGCCAGCAGCGCCCCCAGGACCAGCACCAAGAAGAAGAAGGTGAAGAGGTGASequence 18 (SEQ ID NO: 18):ATGACCGTGTACCTGCCCCCCGTGCCCGTGAGCAAGGTGGTGAGCACCGACGAGTACGTGAGCAGGACCAGCATCTACTACTACGCCGGCAGCAGCAGGCTGCTGGCCGTGGGCAACCCCTACTTCAGCATCAAGAATCCCACTAACGCTAAAAAATTACTGGTGCCCAAGGTGAGCGGCCTGCAGTACAGGGTGTTCAGGGTGAGGCTGCCCGACCCCAACAAGTTCGGCTTCCCCGACACCAGCTTCTACAACCCCGACACCCAGAGGCTGGTGTGGGCCTGCGTGGGCCTGGAGATCGGCAGGGGCCAGCCCCTGGGCGTGGGCGTGAGCGGCCACCCCTACCTGAACAAGTTCGACGACACCGAGACCAGCAACAGGTACCCCGCCCAGCCCGGCAGCGACAACAGGGAGTGCCTGAGCATGGACTACAAGCAGACCCAGCTGTGCCTGATCGGCTGCAAGCCCCCCACCGGCGAGCACTGGGGCAAGGGCGTGGCCTGCAACAACAACGCCGCCGCCACCGACTGCCCCCCCCTGGAGCTGTTCAACAGCATCATCGAGGACGGCGACATGGTGGACACCGGCTTCGGCTGCATGGACTTCGGCACCCTGCAGGCCAACAAGAGCGACGTGCCCATCGACATCTGCAACAGCACCTGCAAGTACCCCGACTACCTGAAGATGGCCAGCGAGCCCTACGGCGACAGCCTGTTCTTCTTCCTGAGGAGGGAGCAGATGTTCGTGAGGCACTTCTTCAACAGGGCCGGCAAGCTGGGCGAGGCCGTGCCCGACGACCTGTACATCAAGGGCAGCGGCAACACCGCCGTGATCCAGAGCAGCGCCTTCTTCCCCACCCCCAGCGGCAGCATCGTGACCAGCGAGAGCCAGCTGTTCAACAAGCCCTACTGGCTGCAGAGGGCCCAGGGCCACAACAACGGCATCTGCTGGGGCAACCAGCTGTTCGTGACCGTGGTGGACACCACCAGGAGCACCAACATGACCCTGTGCACCGAGGTGACCAAGGAGGGCACCTACAAGAACGACAACTTCAAGGAGTACGTGAGGCACGTGGAGGAGTACGACCTGCAGTTCGTGTTCCAGCTGTGCAAGATCACCCTGACCGCCGAGATCATGACCTACATCCACACCATGGACAGCAACATCCTGGAGGACTGGCAGTTCGGCCTGACCCCCCCCCCCAGCGCCAGCCTGCAGGACACCTACAGGTTCGTGACCAGCCAGGCCATCACCTGCCAGAAGACCGCCCCCCCCAAGGAGAAGGAGGACCCCCTGAACAAGTACACCTTCTGGGAGGTGAACCTGAAGGAGAAGTTCAGCGCCGACCTGGACCAGTTCCCCCTGGGCAGGAAGTTCCTGCTGCAGAGCGGCCTGAAGGCCAAGCCCAGGCTGAAGAGGAGCGCCCCCACCACCAGGGCCCCCAGCACCAAGAGGAAGAAGGTGAAGAAGTAASequence 19 (SEQ ID NO: 19):ATGACCGTGTACCTGCCCCCCGTGCCCGTGAGCAAGGTGGTGAGCACCGACGAGTACGTGAGCAGGACCAGCATCTACTACTACGCCGGCAGCAGCAGGCTGCTGGCCGTGGGCAACCCCTACTTCAGCATCAAGAGCCCCAACAACAACAAGAAGGTGCTGGTGCCCAAGGTGAGCGGCCTGCAGTACAGGGTGTTCAGGGTGAGGCTGCCCGACCCCAACAAGTTCGGCTTCCCCGACACCAGCTTCTACAACCCCGACACCCAGAGGCTGGTGTGGGCCTGCGTGGGCCTGGAGATCGGCAGGGGCCAGCCCCTGGGCGTCGGAATAAGCGGCCACCCCTTACTGAACAAGTTCGACGACACCGAGACCAGCAACAGGTACCCCGCCCAGCCCGGCAGCGACAACAGGGAGTGCCTGAGCATGGACTACAAGCAGACCCAGCTGTGCCTGATCGGCTGCAAGCCCCCCACCGGCGAGCACTGGGGCAAGGGCGTGGCCTGCAACAACAACGCCGCCGCCACCGACTGCCCCCCCCTGGAGCTGTTCAACAGCATCATCGAGGACGGCGACATGGTGGACACCGGCTTCGGCTGCATGGACTTCGGCACCCTGCAGGCCAACAAGAGCGACGTGCCCATCGACATCTGCAACAGCACCTGCAAGTACCCCGACTACCTGAAGATGGCCAGCGAGCCCTACGGCGACAGCCTGTTCTTCTTCCTGAGGAGGGAGCAGATGTTCGTGAGGCACTTCTTCAACAGGGCCGGCAAGCTGGGCGAGGCCGTGCCCGACGACCTGTACATCAAGGGCAGCGGCAACACCGCCGTGATCCAGAGCAGCGCCTTCTTCCCCACCCCCAGCGGCAGCATCGTGACCAGCGAGAGCCAGCTGTTCAACAAGCCCTACTGGCTGCAGAGGGCCCAGGGCCACAACAACGGCATCTGCTGGGGCAACCAGCTGTTCGTGACCGTGGTGGACACCACCAGGAGCACCAACATGACCCTGTGCACCGAGGTGACCAAGGAGGGCACCTACAAGAACGACAACTTCAAGGAGTACGTGAGGCACGTGGAGGAGTACGACCTGCAGTTCGTGTTCCAGCTGTGCAAGATCACCCTGACCGCCGAGATCATGACCTACATCCACACCATGGACAGCAACATCCTGGAGGACTGGCAGTTCGGCCTGACCCCCCCCCCCAGCGCCAGCCTGCAGGACACCTACAGGTTCGTGACCAGCCAGGCCATCACCTGCCAGAAGACCGCCCCCCCCAAGGAGAAGGAGGACCCCCTGAACAAGTACACCTTCTGGGAGGTGAACCTGAAGGAGAAGTTCAGCGCCGACCTGGACCAGTTCCCCCTGGGCAGGAAGTTCCTGCTGCAGAGCGGCCTGAAGGCCAAGCCCAGGCTGAAGAGGAGCGCCCCCACCACCAGGGCCCCCAGCACCAAGAGGAAGAAGGTGAAGAAGTGASequence 20 (SEQ ID NO: 20):ATGACCGTGTACCTGCCCCCCGTGCCCGTGAGCAAGGTGGTGAGCACCGACGAGTACGTGAGCAGGACCAGCATCTACTACTACGCCGGCAGCAGCAGGCTGCTGGCCGTGGGCAACCCCTACTTCAGCATCAAGAGCCCCAACAACAACAAGAAGGTGCTGGTGCCCAAGGTGAGCGGCCTGCAGTACAGGGTGTTCAGGGTGAGGCTGCCCGACCCCAACAAGTTCGGCTTCCCCGACACCAGCTTCTACAACCCCGACACCCAGAGGCTGGTGTGGGCCTGCGTGGGCCTGGAGATCGGCAGGGGCCAGCCCCTGGGCGTCGGAATAAGCGGCCACCCCTTACTGAACAAGTTCGACGACACCGAGACCGGAAACAAGTACCCCGCCCAGCCCGGCAGCGACAACAGGGAGTGCCTGAGCATGGACTACAAGCAGACCCAGCTGTGCCTGATCGGCTGCAAGCCCCCCACCGGCGAGCACTGGGGCAAGGGCGTGGCCTGCAACAACAACGCCGCCGCCACCGACTGCCCCCCCCTGGAGCTGTTCAACAGCATCATCGAGGACGGCGACATGGTGGACACCGGCTTCGGCTGCATGGACTTCGGCACCCTGCAGGCCAACAAGAGCGACGTGCCCATCGACATCTGCAACAGCACCTGCAAGTACCCCGACTACCTGAAGATGGCCAGCGAGCCCTACGGCGACAGCCTGTTCTTCTTCCTGAGGAGGGAGCAGATGTTCGTGAGGCACTTCTTCAACAGGGCCGGCAAGCTGGGCGAGGCCGTGCCCGACGACCTGTACATCAAGGGCAGCGGCAACACCGCCGTGATCCAGAGCAGCGCCTTCTTCCCCACCCCCAGCGGCAGCATCGTGACCAGCGAGAGCCAGCTGTTCAACAAGCCCTACTGGCTGCAGAGGGCCCAGGGCCACAACAACGGCATCTGCTGGGGCAACCAGCTGTTCGTGACCGTGGTGGACACCACCAGGAGCACCAACATGACCCTGTGCACCGAGGTGACCAAGGAGGGCACCTACAAGAACGACAACTTCAAGGAGTACGTGAGGCACGTGGAGGAGTACGACCTGCAGTTCGTGTTCCAGCTGTGCAAGATCACCCTGACCGCCGAGATCATGACCTACATCCACACCATGGACAGCAACATCCTGGAGGACTGGCAGTTCGGCCTGACCCCCCCCCCCAGCGCCAGCCTGCAGGACACCTACAGGTTCGTGACCAGCCAGGCCATCACCTGCCAGAAGACCGCCCCCCCCAAGGAGAAGGAGGACCCCCTGAACAAGTACACCTTCTGGGAGGTGAACCTGAAGGAGAAGTTCAGCGCCGACCTGGACCAGTTCCCCCTGGGCAGGAAGTTCCTGCTGCAGAGCGGCCTGAAGGCCAAGCCCAGGCTGAAGAGGAGCGCCCCCACCACCAGGGCCCCCAGCACCAAGAGGAAGAAGGTGAAGAAGTGASequence 21 (SEQ ID NO: 21):ATGACCGTGTACCTGCCCCCCGTGCCCGTGAGCAAGGTGGTGAGCACCGACGAGTACGTGAGCAGGACCAGCATCTACTACTACGCCGGCAGCAGCAGGCTGCTGGCCGTGGGCAACCCCTACTTCAGCATCAAGAGCCCCAACAACAACAAGAAGGTGCTGGTGCCCAAGGTGAGCGGCCTGCAGTACAGGGTGTTCAGGGTGAGGCTGCCCGACCCCAACAAGTTCGGCTTCCCCGACACCAGCTTCTACAACCCCGACACCCAGAGGCTGGTGTGGGCCTGCGTGGGCCTGGAGATCGGCAGGGGCCAGCCCCTGGGCGTCGGAATAAGCGGCCACCCCTTACTGAACAAGTTCGACGACACCGAGACCGGAAACAAGTACCCCGGACAGCCCGGCGCTGACAACAGGGAGTGCCTGAGCATGGACTACAAGCAGACCCAGCTGTGCCTGATCGGCTGCAAGCCCCCCACCGGCGAGCACTGGGGCAAGGGCGTGGCCTGCAACAACAACGCCGCCGCCACCGACTGCCCCCCCCTGGAGCTGTTCAACAGCATCATCGAGGACGGCGACATGGTGGACACCGGCTTCGGCTGCATGGACTTCGGCACCCTGCAGGCCAACAAGAGCGACGTGCCCATCGACATCTGCAACAGCACCTGCAAGTACCCCGACTACCTGAAGATGGCCAGCGAGCCCTACGGCGACAGCCTGTTCTTCTTCCTGAGGAGGGAGCAGATGTTCGTGAGGCACTTCTTCAACAGGGCCGGCAAGCTGGGCGAGGCCGTGCCCGACGACCTGTACATCAAGGGCAGCGGCAACACCGCCGTGATCCAGAGCAGCGCCTTCTTCCCCACCCCCAGCGGCAGCATCGTGACCAGCGAGAGCCAGCTGTTCAACAAGCCCTACTGGCTGCAGAGGGCCCAGGGCCACAACAACGGCATCTGCTGGGGCAACCAGCTGTTCGTGACCGTGGTGGACACCACCAGGAGCACCAACATGACCCTGTGCACCGAGGTGACCAAGGAGGGCACCTACAAGAACGACAACTTCAAGGAGTACGTGAGGCACGTGGAGGAGTACGACCTGCAGTTCGTGTTCCAGCTGTGCAAGATCACCCTGACCGCCGAGATCATGACCTACATCCACACCATGGACAGCAACATCCTGGAGGACTGGCAGTTCGGCCTGACCCCCCCCCCCAGCGCCAGCCTGCAGGACACCTACAGGTTCGTGACCAGCCAGGCCATCACCTGCCAGAAGACCGCCCCCCCCAAGGAGAAGGAGGACCCCCTGAACAAGTACACCTTCTGGGAGGTGAACCTGAAGGAGAAGTTCAGCGCCGACCTGGACCAGTTCCCCCTGGGCAGGAAGTTCCTGCTGCAGAGCGGCCTGAAGGCCAAGCCCAGGCTGAAGAGGAGCGCCCCCACCACCAGGGCCCCCAGCACCAAGAGGAAGAAGGTGAAGAAGTAASequence 22 (SEQ ID NO: 22):ATGACCGTGTACCTGCCCCCCGTGCCCGTGAGCAAGGTGGTGAGCACCGACGAGTACGTGAGCAGGACCAGCATCTACTACTACGCCGGTAGCAGCAGGCTGCTGGCCGTGGGCAACCCCTACTTCAGCATCAAGAGCCCCAACAACAACAAGAAGGTGCTGGTGCCCAAGGTGAGCGGCCTGCAGTACAGGGTGTTCAGGGTGAGGCTGCCCGACCCCAACAAGTTCGGCTTCCCCGACACCAGCTTCTACAACCCCGACACCCAGAGGCTGGTGTGGGCCTGCGTGGGCCTGGAGATCGGCAGGGGCCAGCCCCTGGGCGTGGGCGTGAGCGGCCACCCCTACCTGAACAAGTTCGACGACACCGAGACCAGCAACAGGTACCCCGCCCAGCCCGGCAGCGACAACAGGGAGTGCCTGAGCATGGACTACAAGCAGACCCAGCTGTGCCTGATCGGCTGCAAGCCCCCCACCGGCGAGCACTGGGGCAAGGGAGTAGCATGTACAAACGCTGCACCTGCCAACGACTGCCCCCCCCTGGAGCTGTTCAACAGCATCATCGAGGACGGCGACATGGTGGACACCGGCTTCGGCTGCATGGACTTCGGCACCCTGCAGGCCAACAAGAGCGACGTGCCCATCGACATCTGCAACAGCACCTGCAAGTACCCCGACTACCTGAAGATGGCCAGCGAGCCCTACGGCGACAGCCTGTTCTTCTTCCTGAGGAGGGAGCAGATGTTCGTGAGGCACTTCTTCAACAGGGCCGGCAAGCTGGGCGAGGCCGTGCCCGACGACCTGTACATCAAGGGCAGCGGCAACACCGCCGTGATCCAGAGCAGCGCCTTCTTCCCCACCCCCAGCGGCAGCATCGTGACCAGCGAGAGCCAGCTGTTCAACAAGCCCTACTGGCTGCAGAGGGCCCAGGGCCACAACAACGGCATCTGCTGGGGCAACCAGCTGTTCGTGACCGTGGTGGACACCACCAGGAGCACCAACATGACCCTGTGCACCGAGGTGACCAAGGAGGGCACCTACAAGAACGACAACTTCAAGGAGTACGTGAGGCACGTGGAGGAGTACGACCTGCAGTTCGTGTTCCAGCTGTGCAAGATCACCCTGACCGCCGAGATCATGACCTACATCCACACCATGGACAGCAACATCCTGGAGGACTGGCAGTTCGGCCTGACCCCCCCCCCCAGCGCCAGCCTGCAGGACACCTACAGGTTCGTGACCAGCCAGGCCATCACCTGCCAGAAGACCGCCCCCCCCAAGGAGAAGGAGGACCCCCTGAACAAGTACACCTTCTGGGAGGTGAACCTGAAGGAGAAGTTCAGCGCCGACCTGGACCAGTTCCCCCTGGGCAGGAAGTTCCTGCTGCAGAGCGGCCTGAAGGCCAAGCCCAGGCTGAAGAGGAGCGCCCCCACCACCAGGGCCCCCAGCACCAAGAGGAAGAAGGTGAAGAAGTAASequence 23 (SEQ ID NO: 23):ATGACCGTGTACCTGCCCCCCGTGCCCGTGAGCAAGGTGGTGAGCACCGACGAGTACGTGAGCAGGACCAGCATCTACTACTACGCCGGCAGCAGCAGGCTGCTGGCCGTGGGCAACCCCTACTTCAGCATCAAGAGCCCCAACAACAACAAGAAGGTGCTGGTGCCCAAGGTGAGCGGCCTGCAGTACAGGGTGTTCAGGGTGAGGCTGCCCGACCCCAACAAGTTCGGCTTCCCCGACACCAGCTTCTACAACCCCGACACCCAGAGGCTGGTGTGGGCCTGCGTGGGCCTGGAGATCGGCAGGGGCCAGCCCCTGGGCGTGGGCGTGAGCGGCCACCCCTACCTGAACAAGTTCGACGACACCGAGACCAGCAACAGGTACCCCGCCCAGCCCGGCAGCGACAACAGGGAGTGCCTGAGCATGGACTACAAGCAGACCCAGCTGTGCCTGATCGGCTGCAAGCCCCCCACCGGCGAGCACTGGGGCAAGGGCGTGGCCTGCAACAACAACGCCGCCGCCACCGACTGCCCCCCCCTGGAGCTGTTCAACAGCATCATCGAGGACGGCGACATGGTGGACACCGGCTTCGGCTGCATGGACTTCGGCACCCTGCAGGCCAACAAGAGCGACGTGCCCATCGACATCTGCAACAGCACCTGCAAGTACCCCGACTACCTGAAGATGGCCAGCGAGCCCTACGGCGACAGCCTGTTCTTCTTCCTGAGGAGGGAGCAGATGTTCGTGAGGCACTTCTTCAACAGGGCCGGCAAGCTGGGCGAGGCCGTGCCCGACGACCTGTACATCAAGGGCAGCGGCACAACAGCAAGTATCCAGAGCAGCGCCTTCTTCCCCACCCCCAGCGGCAGCATCGTGACCAGCGAGAGCCAGCTGTTCAACAAGCCCTACTGGCTGCAGAGGGCCCAGGGCCACAACAACGGCATCTGCTGGGGCAACCAGCTGTTCGTGACCGTGGTGGACACCACCAGGAGCACCAACATGACCCTGTGCACCGAGGTGACCAAGGAGGGCACCTACAAGAACGACAACTTCAAGGAGTACGTGAGGCACGTGGAGGAGTACGACCTGCAGTTCGTGTTCCAGTTGTGCAAGATCACCCTGACCGCCGAGATCATGACCTACATCCACACCATGGACAGCAACATCCTGGAGGACTGGCAGTTCGGCCTGACCCCCCCCCCCAGCGCCAGCCTGCAGGACACCTACAGGTTCGTGACCAGCCAGGCCATCACCTGCCAGAAGACCGCCCCCCCCAAGGAGAAGGAGGACCCCCTGAACAAGTACACCTTCTGGGAGGTGAACCTGAAGGAGAAGTTCAGCGCCGACCTGGACCAGTTCCCCCTGGGCAGGAAGTTCCTGCTGCAGAGCGGCCTGAAGGCCAAGCCCAGGCTGAAGAGGAGCGCCCCCACCACCAGGGCCCCCAGCACCAAGAGGAAGAAGGTGAAGAAGTAASequence 24 (SEQ ID NO: 24):ATGACCGTGTACCTGCCCCCCGTGCCCGTGAGCAAGGTGGTGAGCACCGACGAGTACGTGAGCAGGACCAGCATCTACTACTACGCCGGCAGCAGCAGGCTGCTGGCCGTGGGCAACCCCTACTTCAGCATCAAGAGCCCCAACAACAACAAGAAGGTGCTGGTGCCCAAGGTGAGCGGCCTGCAGTACAGGGTGTTCAGGGTGAGGCTGCCCGACCCCAACAAGTTCGGCTTCCCCGACACCAGCTTCTACAACCCCGACACCCAGAGGCTGGTGTGGGCCTGCGTGGGCCTGGAGATCGGCAGGGGCCAGCCCCTGGGCGTGGGCGTGAGCGGCCACCCCTACCTGAACAAGTTCGACGACACCGAGACCAGCAACAGGTACCCCGCCCAGCCCGGCAGCGACAACAGGGAGTGCCTGAGCATGGACTACAAGCAGACCCAGCTGTGCCTGATCGGCTGCAAGCCCCCCACCGGCGAGCACTGGGGCAAGGGCGTGGCCTGCAACAACAACGCCGCCGCCACCGACTGCCCCCCCCTGGAGCTGTTCAACAGCATCATCGAGGACGGCGACATGGTGGACACCGGCTTCGGCTGCATGGACTTCGGCACCCTGCAGGCCAACAAGAGCGACGTGCCCATCGACATCTGCAACAGCACCTGCAAGTACCCCGACTACCTGAAGATGGCCAGCGAGCCCTACGGCGACAGCCTGTTCTTCTTCCTGAGGAGGGAGCAGATGTTCGTGAGGCACTTCTTCAACAGGGCCGGCAAGCTGGGCGAGGCCGTGCCCGACGACCTGTACATCAAGGGCAGCGGCAACACCGCCGTGATCCAGAGCAGCGCCTTCTTCCCCACCCCCAGCGGCAGCATCGTGACCAGCGAGAGCCAGCTGTTCAACAAGCCCTACTGGCTGCAGAGGGCCCAGGGCCACAACAACGGCATCTGCTGGGGCAACCAGCTGTTCGTGACCGTGGTGGACACCACCAGGAGCACCAACATGACCCTGTGCACCGAGGTGACCAGCGACAGCACGTACAAGAACGAGAACTTCAAGGAGTACGTGAGGCACGTGGAGGAGTACGACCTGCAGTTCGTGTTCCAGCTGTGCAAGATCACCCTGACCGCCGAGATCATGACCTACATCCACACCATGGACAGCAACATCCTGGAGGACTGGCAGTTCGGCCTGACCCCCCCCCCCAGCGCCAGCCTGCAGGACACCTACAGGTTCGTGACCAGCCAGGCCATCACCTGCCAGAAGACCGCCCCCCCCAAGGAGAAGGAGGACCCCCTGAACAAGTACACCTTCTGGGAGGTGAACCTGAAGGAGAAGTTCAGCGCCGACCTGGACCAGTTCCCCCTGGGCAGGAAGTTCCTGCTGCAGAGCGGCCTGAAGGCCAAGCCCAGGCTGAAGAGGAGCGCCCCCACCACCAGGGCCCCCAGCACCAAGAGGAAGAAGGTGAAGAAGTAASequence 25 (SEQ ID NO: 25):ATGACCGTGTACCTGCCCCCCGTGCCCGTGAGCAAGGTGGTGAGCACCGACGAGTACGTGAGCAGGACCAGCATCTACTACTACGCCGGCAGCAGCAGGCTGCTGGCCGTGGGCAACCCCTACTTCAGCATCAAGAATCCCACTAACGCTAAAAAATTACTGGTGCCCAAGGTGAGCGGCCTGCAGTACAGGGTGTTCAGGGTGAGGCTGCCCGACCCCAACAAGTTCGGCTTCCCCGACACCAGCTTCTACAACCCCGACACCCAGAGGCTGGTGTGGGCCTGCGTGGGCCTGGAGATCGGCAGGGGCCAGCCCCTGGGCGTGGGCATCAGCGGCCACCCCCTGCTGAACAAGTTCGACGACACCGAGACCAGCAACAAGTACGCCGGCAAGCCCGGCATCGACAACAGGGAGTGCCTGAGCATGGACTACAAGCAGACCCAGCTGTGCCTGATCGGCTGCAAGCCCCCCACCGGCGAGCACTGGGGCAAGGGCGTGGCCTGCAACAACAACGCCGCCGCCACCGACTGCCCCCCCCTGGAGCTGTTCAACAGCATCATCGAGGACGGCGACATGGTGGACACCGGCTTCGGCTGCATGGACTTCGGCACCCTGCAGGCCAACAAGAGCGACGTGCCCATCGACATCTGCAACAGCACCTGCAAGTACCCCGACTACCTGAAGATGGCCAGCGAGCCCTACGGCGACAGCCTGTTCTTCTTCCTGAGGAGGGAGCAGATGTTCGTGAGGCACTTCTTCAACAGGGCCGGCAAGCTGGGCGAGGCCGTGCCCGACGACCTGTACATCAAGGGCAGCGGCAACACCGCCGTGATCCAGAGCAGCGCCTTCTTCCCCACCCCCAGCGGCAGCATCGTGACCAGCGAGAGCCAGCTG.TTCAACAAGCCCTACTGGCTGCAGAGGGCCCAGGGCCACAACAACGGCATCTGCTGGGGCAACCAGCTGTTCGTGACCGTGGTGGACACCACCAGGAGCACCAACATGACCCTGTGCACCGAGGTGACCAAGGAGGGCACCTACAAGAACGACAACTTCAAGGAGTACGTGAGGCACGTGGAGGAGTACGACCTGCAGTTCGTGTTCCAGCTGTGCAAGATCACCCTGACCGCCGAGATCATGACCTACATCCACACCATGGACAGCAACATCCTGGAGGACTGGCAGTTCGGCCTGACCCCCCCCCCCAGCGCCAGCCTGCAGGACACCTACAGGTTCGTGACCAGCCAGGCCATCACCTGCCAGAAGACCGCCCCCCCCAAGGAGAAGGAGGACCCCCTGAACAAGTACACCTTCTGGGAGGTGAACCTGAAGGAGAAGTTCAGCGCCGACCTGGACCAGTTCCCCCTGGGCAGGAAGTTCCTGCTGCAGAGCGGCCTGAAGGCCAAGCCCAGGCTGAAGAGGAGCGCCCCCACCACCAGGGCCCCCAGCACCAAGAGGAAGAAGGTGAAGAAGTAASequence 26 (SEQ ID NO: 26):ATGACCGTGTACCTGCCCCCCGTGCCCGTGAGCAAGGTGGTGAGCACCGACGAGTACGTGAGCAGGACCAGCATCTACTACTACGCCGGCAGCAGCAGGCTGCTGGCCGTGGGCAACCCCTACTTCAGCATCAAGAATCCCACTAACGCTAAAAAATTACTGGTGCCCAAGGTGAGCGGCCTGCAGTACAGGGTGTTCAGGGTGAGGCTGCCCGACCCCAACAAGTTCGGCTTCCCCGACACCAGCTTCTACAACCCCGACACCCAGAGGCTGGTGTGGGCCTGCGTGGGCCTGGAGATCGGCAGGGGCCAGCCCCTGGGCGTGGGCGTGAGCGGCCACCCCTACCTGAACAAGTTCGACGACACCGAGACCAGCAACAGGTACCCCGCCCAGCCCGGCAGCGACAACAGGGAGTGCCTGAGCATGGACTACAAGCAGACCCAGCTGTGCCTGATCGGCTGCAAGCCCCCCACCGGCGAGCACTGGGGCAAGGGCACCCCCTGCAACAACAACAGCGGCAACCCCGGCGACTGCCCCCCCCTGGAGCTGTTCAACAGCATCATCGAGGACGGCGACATGGTGGACACCGGCTTCGGCTGCATGGACTTCGGCACCCTGCAGGCCAACAAGAGCGACGTGCCCATCGACATCTGCAACAGCACCTGCAAGTACCCCGACTACCTGAAGATGGCCAGCGAGCCCTACGGCGACAGCCTGTTCTTCTTCCTGAGGAGGGAGCAGATGTTCGTGAGGCACTTCTTCAACAGGGCCGGCAAGCTGGGCGAGGCCGTGCCCGACGACCTGTACATCAAGGGCAGCGGCAACACCGCCGTGATCCAGAGCAGCGCCTTCTTCCCCACCCCCAGCGGCAGCATCGTGACCAGCGAGAGCCAGCTGTTCAACAAGCCCTACTGGCTGCAGAGGGCCCAGGGCCACAACAACGGCATCTGCTGGGGCAACCAGCTGTTCGTGACCGTGGTGGACACCACCAGGAGCACCAACATGACCCTGTGCACCGAGGTGACCAAGGAGGGCACCTACAAGAACGACAACTTCAAGGAGTACGTGAGGCACGTGGAGGAGTACGACCTGCAGTTCGTGTTCCAGCTGTGCAAGATCACCCTGACCGCCGAGATCATGACCTACATCCACACCATGGACAGCAACATCCTGGAGGACTGGCAGTTCGGCCTGACCCCCCCCCCCAGCGCCAGCCTGCAGGACACCTACAGGTTCGTGACCAGCCAGGCCATCACCTGCCAGAAGACCGCCCCCCCCAAGGAGAAGGAGGACCCCCTGAACAAGTACACCTTCTGGGAGGTGAACCTGAAGGAGAAGTTCAGCGCCGACCTGGACCAGTTCCCCCTGGGCAGGAAGTTCCTGCTGCAGAGCGGCCTGAAGGCCAAGCCCAGGCTGAAGAGGAGCGCCCCCACCACCAGGGCCCCCAGCACCAAGAGGAAGAAGGTGAAGAAGTAASequence 27 (SEQ ID NO: 27):ATGACCGTGTACCTGCCCCCCGTGCCCGTGAGCAAGGTGGTGAGCACCGACGAGTACGTGAGCAGGACCAGCATCTACTACTACGCCGGCAGCAGCAGGCTGCTGGCCGTGGGCAACCCCTACTTCAGCATCAAGAATCCCACTAACGCTAAAAAATTACTGGTGCCCAAGGTGAGCGGCCTGCAGTACAGGGTGTTCACrGGTGAGGCTGCCCGACCCCAACAAGTTCGGCTTCCCCGACACCAGCTTCTACAACCCCGACACCCAGAGGCTGGTGTGGGCCTGCGTGGGCCTGGAGATCGGCAGGGGCCAGCCCCTGGGCGTGGGCGTGAGCGGCCACCCCTACCTGAACAAGTTCGACGACACCGAGACCAGCAACAGGTACCCCGCCCAGCCCGGCAGCGACAACAGGGAGTGCCTGAGCATGGACTACAAGCAGACCCAGCTGTGCCTGATCGGCTGCAAGCCCCCCACCGGCGAGCACTGGGGCAAGGGCGTGGCCTGCAACAACAACGCCGCCGCCACCGACTGCCCCCCCCTGGAGCTGTTCAACAGCATCATCGAGGACGGCGACATGGTGGACACCGGCTTCGGCTGCATGGACTTCGGCACCCTGCAGGCCAACAAGAGCGACGTGCCCATCGACATCTGCAACAGCACCTGCAAGTACCCCGACTACCTGAAGATGGCCAGCGAGCCCTACGGCGACAGCCTGTTCTTCTTCCTGAGGAGGGAGCAGATGTTCGTGAGGCACTTCTTCAACAGGGCCGGCACCCTGGGCGACCCCGTGCCCGGCGACCTGTACATCCAGGGCAGCAACAGCGGCAACACCGCCACCGTGCAGAGCAGCGCCTTCTTCCCCACCCCCAGCGGCAGCATCGTGACCAGCGAGAGCCAGCTGTTCAACAAGCCCTACTGGCTGCAGAGGGCCCAGGGCCACAACAACGGCATCTGCTGGGGCAACCAGCTGTTCGTGACCGTGGTGGACACCACCAGGAGCACCAACATGACCCTGTGCACCGAGGTGACCAAGGAGGGCACCTACAAGAACGACAACTTCAAGGAGTACGTGAGGCACGTGGAGGAGTACGACCTGCAGTTCGTGTTCCAGCTGTGCAAGATCACCCTGACCGCCGAGATCATGACCTACATCCACACCATGGACAGCAACATCCTGGAGGACTGGCAGTTCGGCCTGACCCCCCCCCCCAGCGCCAGCCTGCAGGACACCTACAGGTTCGTGACCAGCCAGGCCATCACCTGCCAGAAGACCGCCCCCCCCAAGGAGAAGGAGGACCCCCTGAACAAGTACACCTTCTGGGAGGTGAACCTGAAGGAGAAGTTCAGCGCCGACCTGGACCAGTTCCCCCTGGGCAGGAAGTTCCTGCTGCAGAGCGGCCTGAAGGCCAAGCCCAGGCTGAAGAGGAGCGCCCCCACCACCAGGGCCCCCAGCACCAAGAGGAAGAAGGTGAAGAAGT AASequence 28 (SEQ ID NO: 28):ATGACCGTGTACCTGCCCCCCGTGCCCGTGAGCAAGGTGGTGAGCACCGACGAGTACGTGAGCAGGACCAGCATCTACTACTACGCCGGCAGCAGCAGGCTGCTGGCCGTGGGCAACCCCTACTTCAGCATCAAGAATCCCACTAACGCTAAAAAATTACTGGTGCCCAAGGTGAGCGGCCTGCAGTACAGGGTGTTCAGGGTGAGGCTGCCCGACCCCAACAAGTTCGGCTTCCCCGACACCAGCTTCTACAACCCCGACACCCAGAGGCTGGTGTGGGCCTGCGTGGGCCTGGAGATCGGCAGGGGCCAGCCCCTGGGCGTGGGCGTGAGCGGCCACCCCTACCTGAACAAGTTCGACGACACCGAGACCAGCAACAGGTACCCCGCCCAGCCCGGCAGCGACAACAGGGAGTGCCTGAGCATGGACTACAAGCAGACCCAGCTGTGCCTGATCGGCTGCAAGCCCCCCACCGGCGAGCACTGGGGCAAGGGCGTGGCCTGCAACAACAACGCCGCCGCCACCGACTGCCCCCCCCTGGAGCTGTTCAACAGCATCATCGAGGACGGCGACATGGTGGACACCGGCTTCGGCTGCATGGACTTCGGCACCCTGCAGGCCAACAAGAGCGACGTGCCCATCGACATCTGCAACAGCACCTGCAAGTACCCCGACTACCTGAAGATGGCCAGCGAGCCCTACGGCGACAGCCTGTTCTTCTTCCTGAGGAGGGAGCAGATGTTCGTGAGGCACTTCTTCAACAGGGCCGGCAAGCTGGGCGAGGCCGTGCCCGACGACCTGTACATCAAGGGCAGCGGCAACACCGCCGTGATCCAGAGCAGCGCCTTCTTCCCCACCCCCAGCGGCAGCATCGTGACCAGCGAGAGCCAGCTGTTCAACAAGCCCTACTGGCTGCAGAGGGCCCAGGGCCACAACAACGGCATCTGCTGGGGCAACCAGCTGTTCGTGACCGTGGTGGACACCACCAGGAGCACCAACATGACCCTGTGCACCGAGGTGAAGAAGGAGAGCACCTACAAGAACGAGAACTTCAAGGAGTACGTGAGGCACGTGGAGGAGTACGACCTGCAGTTCGTGTTCCAGCTGTGCAAGATCACCCTGACCGCCGAGATCATGACCTACATCCACACCATGGACAGCAACATCCTGGAGGACTGGCAGTTCGGCCTGACCCCCCCCCCCAGCGCCAGCCTGCAGGACACCTACAGGTTCGTGACCAGCCAGGCCATCACCTGCCAGAAGACCGCCCCCCCCAAGGAGAAGGAGGACCCCCTGAACAAGTACACCTTCTGGGAGGTGAACCTGAAGGAGAAGTTCAGCGCCGACCTGGACCAGTTCCCCCTGGGCAGGAAGTTCCTGCTGCAGAGCGGCCTGAAGGCCAAGCCCAGGCTGAAGAGGAGCGCCCCCACCACCAGGGCCCCCAGCACCAAGAGGAAGAAGGTGAAGAAGTAASequence 59 (SEQ ID NO: 59): NPTNAKKL Sequence 60 (SEQ ID NO: 60):SDSTYKNE Sequence 61 (SEQ ID NO: 61): ISGHPLLNKFDDTETSNKYAGKPGISequence 62 (SEQ ID NO: 62): KKESTYKNE

Specific Modes for Carrying out the Invention

The present invention is further described by reference to the examplesas follows, wherein the examples are used only for the purpose ofillustrating the present invention, rather than limiting the presentinvention.

Unless indicated otherwise, the molecular biological experimentalmethods and immunological assays used in the present invention arecarried out substantially in accordance with the methods as described inSambrook J et al., Molecular Cloning: A Laboratory Manual (SecondEdition), Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press, 1989, and F. M. Ausubelet al., Short Protocols in Molecular Biology, 3rd Edition, John Wiley &Sons, Inc., 1995; and restriction enzymes are used under the conditionsrecommended by the manufacturers. Those skilled in the art understandthat the examples are used for illustrating the present invention, butnot intended to limit the protection scope of the present invention.

EXAMPLE 1. EXPRESSION AND PURIFICATION OF THE MUTATED HPV58 L1 PROTEINSConstruction of Expression Vectors

An expression vector encoding the mutated HPV58 L1 protein comprising asegment from HPV33 L1 protein was constructed by PCR for multi-sitemutagenesis, wherein the initial template used was the plasmidpTO-T7-HPV58L1N35C (encoding the HPV58 L1 protein having 35 amino acidstruncated at N-terminal; abbreviated as 58L1N35 in Table 2). Thetemplates and primers for each PCR were shown in Table 2, and theamplification conditions for PCR were as followed: denaturation at 94°C. for 10 min; 25 cycles (denaturation at 94° C. for 50 sec, annealingat a given temperature for a certain period of time, and extension at72° C. for 7.5 min); and final extension at 72° C. for 10 min. Thesequences of the PCR primers used were listed in Table 3.

To the amplification product (50 μL), 2 μL restriction endonuclease DpnIwas added, and the resultant mixture was incubated at 37° C. for 60 min.10 μL of the product of digestion was used to transform 40 μL competentE. coli ER2566 (purchased from New England Biolabs) prepared by theCalcium chloride method. The transformed E. coli was spread onto solidLB medium (the components of the LB medium: 10 g/L peptone, 5 g/L yeastpowder, 10 g/L NaCl, the same hereinafter) containing kanamycin (at afinal concentration of 25 mg/mL, the same hereinafter), and wassubjected to static culture at 37° C. for 10-12 h until single coloniescould be observed clearly. Single colony was picked and inoculated intoa tube containing 4 mL liquid LB medium (containing kanamycin), andcultured with shaking at 220 rpm for 10 h at 37° C., and then 1 mlbacterial solution was taken and stored at −70° C. Plasmids wereextracted from E. coli, and T7 primer was used to sequence thenucleotide sequences of the fragments of interest inserted into theplasmids. The sequencing result showed that the nucleotide sequences ofthe fragments of interest inserted into the constructed plasmids(expression vectors) were SEQ ID NO: 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, and 24,respectively, and their encoded amino acid sequences were SEQ ID NO: 4,5, 6, 7, 8, 9, and 10, respectively (the corresponding proteins weredesignated as H58N35-33T1, H58N35-33T2-1, H58N35-3312-2, H58N35-33T2,H58N35-33T3, H58N35-33T4 and H58N35-33T5, respectively).

The mutated protein H58N35-33T1 differs from HPV58N35 by: thesubstitution of the amino acid residues from positions 80 to 87 of wildtype HPV58 L1 protein with the amino acid residues from positions 54 to61 of wild type HPV33 L1 protein. The mutated protein H58N35-33T2differs from HPV58N35 by: the substitution of the amino acid residuesfrom positions 144 to 168 of wild type HPV58 L1 protein with the aminoacid residues from positions 118 to 142 of wild type HPV33 L1 protein.The mutated protein H58N35-33T3 differs from HPV58N35 by: thesubstitution of the amino acid residues from positions 203 to 209 ofwild type HPV58 L1 protein with the amino acid residues from positions177 to 183 of wild type HPV33 L1 protein. The mutated proteinH58N35-33T4 differs from HPV58N35 by: the substitution of the amino acidresidues from positions 308 to 311 of wild type HPV58 L1 protein withthe amino acid residues from positions 282 to 285 of wild type HPV33 L1protein. The mutated protein H58N35-33T5 differs from HPV58N35 by: thesubstitution of the amino acid residues from positions 376 to 383 ofwild type HPV58 L1 protein with the amino acid residues from positions350 to 357 of wild type HPV33 L1 protein.

Gibson assembly (Gibson D G, Young L, Chuang R Y, Venter J C, HutchisonC A, Smith H O. Enzymatic assembly of DNA molecules up to severalhundred kilobases. Nat Methods. 2009;6:343-5. doi: 10.1038/ntneth.1318)was used to construct the expression vector encoding the mutated HPV58L1 protein having double substitutions, wherein the mutated HPV58 L1protein comprised a segment from HPV33 L1 and a segment from HPV52L1. Inbrief, a short fragment comprising mutations and a long fragmentcomprising no mutation were obtained by PCR, and Gibson assembly systemwas then used to ligate the two fragments to form a ring. The initialtemplate used comprised the plasmid pTO-T7-H58N35-33T1 (encoding themutated protein H58N35-33T1; abbreviated as H58N35-33T1 in Table 2) andthe plasmid pTO-T7-HPV52N40C (encoding the HPV52 L1 protein having 40amino acids truncated at N-terminal; abbreviated as 52L1N40 in Table 2).The templates and primers for each PCR were shown in Table 2, and, theamplification conditions for PCR for amplifying the short fragment wereas followed: denaturation at 94° C. for 10 min; 25 cycles (denaturationat 94° C. for 50 sec, annealing at a given temperature for a certainperiod of time, and extension at 72° C. for 1 min); and final extensionat 72° C. for 10 min. The amplification conditions for PCR foramplifying the long fragment were as followed: denaturation at 94° C.for 10 min; 25 cycles (denaturation at 94° C. for 50 sec, annealing at agiven temperature for a certain period of time, and extension at 72° C.for 7.5 min); and final extension at 72° C. for 10 min. The sequences ofthe PCR primers used were listed in Table 3. The amplification productwas subjected to electrophoresis, the fragment of interest was thenrecovered by using DNA Extraction Kit, and its concentration wasdetermined. The short fragment and long fragment obtained byamplification were mixed at a molar ratio of 2:1 (a total volume of 3μL), and 34 of 2 X Gibson Assembly Master Mix (purchased from NEB,containing 15 exonuclease, Phusion DNA polymerase, Taq DNA ligase) wasthen added, and reacted at 50° C. for 1 h.

The assembled product (64) was used to transform 40 ₁AL competent E.coli ER2566 (purchased from New England Biolabs) prepared by the Calciumchloride method. The transformed E. coli were spread onto solid LBmedium containing kanamycin, and were subjected to static culture at 37°C. for 10-12 h until single colonies could be observed clearly. Singlecolony was picked and inoculated into a tube containing 4 mL liquid LBmedium (containing kanamycin), and cultured with shaking at 220 rpm for10 h at 37° C., and then 1 ml bacterial solution was taken and stored at−70° C. Plasmids were extracted from E. coli, and T7 primer was used tosequence the nucleotide sequences of the fragments of interest insertedinto the plasmids. The sequencing result showed that the nucleotidesequences of the fragments of interest inserted into the constructedplasmids (expression vectors) were SEQ ID NO: 25, 26, 27, and 28,respectively, and their encoded amino acid sequences were SEQ ID NO: 11,12, 13, and 14, respectively (the corresponding proteins were designatedas H58N35-33T1-52S1, H58N35-33T1-52S2, 1-158N35-33T1-52S3, andH58N35-33T1-52S4, respectively).

The mutated protein H58N35-33T1-52S1 differs from HPV58N35 by: thesubstitution of the amino acid residues from positions 80 to 87 of wildtype HPV58 L1 protein with the amino acid residues from positions 54 to61 of wild type HPV33 L1 protein, and the substitution of the amino acidresidues from positions 144 to 168 of wild type HPV58 L1 protein withthe amino acid residues from positions 146 to 170 of wild type HPV52 L1protein. The mutated protein H58N35-33T1-52S2 differs from HPV58N35 by:the substitution of the amino acid residues from positions 80 to 87 ofwild type HPV58 L1 protein with the amino acid residues from positions54 to 61 of wild type HPV33 L1 protein, and the substitution of theamino acid residues from positions 200 to 209 of wild type HPV58 L1protein with the amino acid residues from positions 202 to 212 of wildtype HPV52 L1 protein. The mutated protein H58N35-33T1-52S3 differs fromHPV58N35 by: the substitution of the amino acid residues from positions80 to 87 of wild type HPV58 L1 protein with the amino acid residues frompositions 54 to 61 of wild type HPV33 L1 protein, and the substitutionof the amino acid residues from positions 292 to 312 of wild type HPV58L1 protein with the amino acid residues from positions 295 to 317 ofwild type HPV52 L1 protein. The mutated protein H58N35-33T1-52S4 differsfrom HPV58N35 by: the substitution of the amino acid residues frompositions 80 to 87 of wild type HPV58 L1 protein with the amino acidresidues from positions 54 to 61 of wild type HPV33 L1 protein, and thesubstitution of the amino acid residues from positions 375 to 383 ofwild type HPV58 L1 protein with the amino acid residues from positions380 to 388 of wild type HPV52 L1 protein.

TABLE 2 PCR templates and primers for constructing expression vectorsTemplate Upstream primer Downstream primer Product 58L1N35 H58N35-33T1-FH58N35-33T1-R H58N35-33T1 58L1N35 H58N35-33T2-1F H58N35-33T2-1RH58N35-33T2-1 H58N35-33T2-1 H58N35-33T2-2F H58N35-33T2-2R H58N35-33T2-2H58N35-33T2-2 H58N35-33T2-3F H58N35-33T2-3R H58N35-33T2 58L1N35H58N35-33T3-F H58N35-33T3-R H58N35-33T3 58L1N35 H58N35-33T4-FH58N35-33T4-R H58N35-33T4 58L1N35 H58N35-33T5-F H58N35-33T5-RH58N35-33T5 H58N35-33T1 G-V-H58N35-33T1-52S1-F G-V-H58N35-33T1-52S1-RH58N35-33T1-52S1 long fragment H58N35-33T1 G-V-H58N35-33T1-52S2-FG-V-H58N35-33T1-52S2-R H58N35-33T1-52S2 long fragment H58N35-33T1G-V-H58N35-33T1-52S3-F G-V-H58N35-33T1-52S3-R H58N35-33T1-52S3 longfragment H58N35-33T1 G-V-H58N35-33T1-52S4-F G-V-H58N35-33T1-52S4-RH58N35-33T1-52S4 long fragment 52L1N40 G-H58N35-33T1-52S1-FG-H58N35-33T1-52S1-R H58N35-33T1-52S1 short fragment 52L1N40G-H58N35-33T1-52S2-F G-H58N35-33T1-52S2-R H58N35-33T1-52S2 shortfragment 52L1N40 G-H58N35-33T1-52S3-F G-H58N35-33T1-52S3-RH58N35-33T1-52S3 short fragment 52L1N40 G-H58N35-33T1-52S4-FG-H58N35-33T1-52S4-R H58N35-33T1-52S4 short fragment

TABLE 3 Sequences of the primers used (SEQ ID NOs: 29-58) SEQ ID NO:Primer name Primer sequence (5′-3′) 29 H58N35-33T1-FCTTCAGCATCAAGAATCCCACTAACGCTAAAAAATTA CTGGTGCCCAAGG 30 H58N35-33T1-RCCTTGGGCACCAGTAATTTTTTAGCGTTAGTGGGATTC TTGATGCTGAAG 31 H58N35-33T2-1FCCTGGGCGTCGGAATAAGCGGCCACCCCTTACTGAAC AAGTTCG 32 H58N35-33T2-1RCGAACTTGTTCAGTAAGGGGTGGCCGCTTATTCCGAC GCCCAGG 33 H58N35-33T2-2FCGACACCGAGACCGGAAACAAGTACCCCGCCCAGC 34 H58N35-33T2-2RGCTGGGCGGGGTACTTGTTTCCGGTCTCGGTGTCG 35 H58N35-33T2-3FAACAAGTACCCCGGACAGCCCGGCGCTGACAACAGG GAGT 36 H58N35-33T2-3RACTCCCTGTTGTCAGCGCCGGGCTGTCCGGGGTACTTG TT 37 H58N35-33T3-FGGGGCAAGGGAGTAGCATGTACAAACGCTGCACCTGC CAACGACTGC 38 H58N35-33T3-RGCAGTCGTTGGCAGGTGCAGCGTTTGTACATGCTACT CCCTTGCCCC 39 H58N35-33T4-FCAAGGGCAGCGGCACAACAGCAAGTATCCAGAGCAG CG 40 H58N35-33T4-RCGCTGCTCTGGATACTTGCTGTTGTGCCGCTGCCCTTG 41 H58N35-33T5-FCCGAGGTGACCAGCGACAGCACGTACAAGAACGAGA ACTTCAAGGAG 42 H58N35-33T5-RCTCCTTGAAGTTCTCGTTCTTGTACGTGCTGTCGCTGG TCACCTCGG 43 G-V-H58N35-33T1-CTGATCGGCTGCAAGCCCCCCAC 52S1-F 44 G-V-H58N35-3311- CACGCAGGCCCACACCAGCC52S1-R 45 G-V-H58N35-33T1- GAGCTGTTCAACAGCATCATCGAGG 52S2-F 46G-V-H58N35-33T1- GGTGGGGGGCTTGCAGCCGATC 52S2-R 47 G-V-H58N35-33T1-ATCGTGACCAGCGAGAGCCAGC 52S3-F 48 G-V-H58N35-33T1-CTTCAGGTAGTCGGGGTACTTGC 52S3-R 49 G-V-H58N35-33T1-GTGAGGCACGTGGAGGAGTACG 52S4-F 50 G-V-H58N35-33T1- GGTGCACAGGGTCATGTTGGTG52S4-R 51 G-H58N35-33T1-52S1- GAGGCTGGTGTGGGCCTGCGTGGGCCTGGAGATCGGC FAGG 52 G-H58N35-33T1-52S1- TGGGGGGCTTGCAGCCGATCAGGCACAGCTGGGTCTG R CTTG53 G-H58N35-33T1-52S2- TGATCGGCTGCAAGCCCCCCACCGGCGAGCACTGGGG F CAAGGG 54G-H58N35-33T1-52S2- TCGATGATGCTGTTGAACAGCTCCAGGGGGGGGCAGT R CGCCG 55G-H58N35-33T1-52S3- GCAAGTACCCCGACTACCTGAAGATGGCCAGCGAGCC F CT 56G-H58N35-33T1-52S3- GCTGGCTCTCGCTGGTCACGATGCTGCCGCTGGGGGT R G 57G-H58N35-33T1-52S4- CACCAACATGACCCTGTGCACCGAGGTGAAGAAGGA F GAG 58G-H58N35-33T1-52S4- CGTACTCCTCCACGTGCCTCACGTACTCCTTGAAGTTC R TCG

Expression of the Mutated Proteins on a Large Scale

The E. coli solutions comprising the recombinant plasmidpTO-T7-H58N35-33T1, pTO-T7-H58N35-33T2, pTO-T7-H58N35-33T3,pTO-T7-H58N35-33T4, pTO-T7-H58N35-33T5, pTO-T7-H58N35-33T1-52S1,pTO-T7-H58N35-33T1-52S2, pTO-T7-H58N35-33T1-52S3, andpTO-T7-H58N35-33T1-52S4, respectively, were taken from -70° C.refrigerator, were seeded in 100 mL LB liquid medium containingkanamycin, and incubated at 200 rpm and 37° C. for about 8 h. Then, theculture was transferred to 500 mL LB medium containing kanamycin (1 mlbacterial solution was transferred), and was further incubated. When thebacterial concentration reached an OD₆₀₀ of about 0.6, the culturingtemperature was lowered to 25° C. and 500 μL IPTG was added to eachculture bottle. The incubation was further performed for 8 h. After theincubation was finished, the bacteria were collected by centrifugation.The bacteria expressing H58N35-33T1, H58N35-33T2, H58N35-33T3,H58N35-33T4, H58N35-33T5, H58N35-33T1-52S1, H58N35-33T1-52S2,H58N35-33T1-52S3, and H58N35-33T1-52S4 protein, were obtained,respectively.

Disruption of Bacteria Expressing the Mutated Proteins

The bacteria obtained were re-suspended at a ratio of 1 g bacteria to 10mL lysis buffer (20 mM Tris buffer, pH7.2, 300 mM NaCl). The bacteriawere disrupted by using an ultrasonic apparatus for 30 min. The lysissolution containing the disrupted bacteria were centrifuged at 13500 rpm(30000 g) for 15 min, and the supernatant (i.e. the supernatant ofdisrupted bacteria) was obtained.

Chromatographic Purification of the Mutated Protein

Equipment: AKTA Explorer 100 preparative liquid chromatography systemproduced by GE Healthcare (i.e. the original Amershan Pharmacia Co.)

Chromatographic media: SP Sepharose 4 Fast Flow (GE Healthcare Co.),CHT-II (purchased from Bio-RAD) and Butyl Sepharose 4 Fast Flow (GEHealthcare Co.)

Buffer: 20 mM phosphate buffer, pH8.0, 20 mM DTT; and, 20 mM phosphatebuffer, pH8.0, 20 mM DTT, 2 M NaCl.

Sample: the supernatants of disrupted bacteria containing H58N35-33T1,H58N35-33T2, H58N35-33T3, H58N35-33T4, H58N35-33T5, H58N35-33T1-52S1,H58N35-33T1-52S2, H58N35-33T1-52S3, and H58N35-33T1-52S4, respectively,as obtained above.

Elution Protocol

(1) Cation exchange purification of the supernatant of disruptedbacteria by SP Sepharose 4 Fast Flow: the sample was loaded on thecolumn, undesired proteins were then eluted with a buffer containing 400mM NaCl, followed by the elution of the protein of interest with abuffer containing 800 mM NaCl, and the fraction eluted with the buffercontaining 800 mM NaCl was collected;

(2) Chromatographic purification of the elution fraction obtained in thestep (1) by CHTII (hydroxyapatite chromatography): the elution fractionobtained in the step (1) was diluted so that the NaCl concentration wasdecreased to 0.5 M; the sample was loaded on the column, undesiredproteins were then eluted with a buffer containing 500 mM NaCl, followedby the elution of the protein of interest with a buffer containing 1000mM NaCl, and the fraction eluted with the buffer containing 1000 mM NaClwas collected;

(3) Chromatographic purification of the elution fraction obtained in thestep (2) by HIC (hydrophobic interaction chromatography): the sample wasloaded on the column, undesired proteins were then eluted with a buffercontaining 1000 mM NaCl, followed by the elution of the protein ofinterest with a buffer containing 200 mM NaCl, and the fraction elutedwith the buffer containing 200 mM NaCl was collected.

150 μL elution fraction obtained in the step (3) was added to 30 μAL of6×Loading Buffer. The resultant solution was mixed homogeneously andincubated in 80° C. water bath for 10 mM. 10 μl of the resultant samplewas then subjected to 10% SDS-PAGE at 120V for 120 mM; and theelectrophoretic bands were stained by Coomassie brilliant blue. Theelectrophoretic result was shown in FIG. 1. The result showed that aftersaid purification steps, H58N35-33T1, H58N35-33T2, H58N35-33T3,H58N35-33T4, H58N35-33T5, H58N35-33T1-52S1, H58N35-33T1-52S2,H58N35-33T1-52S3, and H58N35-33T1-52S4 protein had a purity of above95%.

By similar methods, HPV58N35 protein was prepared and purified by usingE. coli and the plasmid pTO-T7-HPV58L1N35C; HPV52N40 protein wasprepared and purified by using E. coli and the plasmid pTO-T7-HPV52N40C;and HPV33N9 protein was prepared and purified by using E. coli and theplasmid pTO-T7-HPV33L1N9C (encoding HPV33N9 protein).

Western Blot Assay of the Mutated Proteins

The H58N35-33T1, H58N35-33T2, H58N35-33T3, H58N35-33T4, H58N35-33T5,H58N35-33T1-52S1, H58N35-33T1-52S2, H58N35-33T1-52S3, andH58N35-33T1-52S4 purified by the method above were subjected toelectrophoresis. After electrophoresis, Western Blot assay was carriedout by using a broad-spectrum antibody 4B3 against HPV L1 protein, andthe result was shown in FIG. 2. The result showed that H58N35-33T1,H58N35-33T2, H58N35-33T3, H58N35-33T4, H58N35-33T5, H58N35-3311-52S1,H58N35-33T1-52S2, H58N35-33T1-52S3, and H58N35-33T1-52S4 could bespecifically recognized by the broad-spectrum antibody 4B3.

EXAMPLE 2: ASSEMBLY OF HPV VIRUS-LIKE PARTICLES AND MORPHOLOGICALDETECTION OF PARTICLES Assembly of HPV Virus-Like Particles

A given volume (about 2 ml) of the protein H58N35-33T1, H58N35-33T2,H58N35-33T3, H58N35-33T4, H58N35-33T5, H58N35-33T1-52S1,H58N35-33T1-52S2, H58N35-33T1-52S3, or H58N35-33T1-52S4, was dialyzed to(1) 2 L storage buffer (20 mM sodium phosphate buffer pH 6.5, 0.5 MNaCl); (2) 2 L renaturation buffer (50 mM sodium phosphate buffer pH6.0, 2 mM CaCl₂, 2 mM MgCl₂, 0.5 M NaCl); and (3) 20 mM sodium phosphatebuffer pH 7.0, 0.5 M NaCl, successively. The dialysis was performed ineach of the three buffers for 12 h.

By similar methods, the HPV58N35, HPV33N9 and HPV52N40 protein wereassembled into HPV58N35 VLP, HPV33N9 VLP and HPV52N40 VLP, respectively.

Molecular Sieve Chromatographic Analysis

The dialyzed sample was subjected to molecular sieve chromatographicanalysis by 1120 Compact LC High Performance Liquid ChromatographicSystem (Agilent Technologies), wherein the analytical column used wasTSK Gel PW5000xl 7.8×300 mm. The analysis results were shown in FIGS.3A-3L. The results showed that the first protein peak of the samplescomprising the protein H58N35-33T1, H58N35-33T3, H58N35-33T4,H58N35-33T5, H58N35-33T1-52S1, H58N35-3311-5252, H58N35-33T1-52S3, andH58N35-33T1-52S4 appeared at about 12 min, which was comparable to thatof HPV58N35 VLP, HPV33N9 VLP and HPV52N40 VLP. This showed that allthese protein were able to assemble into VLPs. However, the firstprotein peak of the sample comprising the protein H58N35-33T2 appearedat about 16 min, which was comparable to the retention time of thepentamer of HPV58 L1 protein, indicating that the protein was unable toassemble into VLP.

Sedimentation Velocity Analysis

The apparatus for sedimentation velocity analysis was Beckman XL-AAnalytical Ultracentrifuge, equipped with optical inspection system andAn-50Ti and An-60Ti rotor. The sedimentation coefficient of H58N35 VLP,HPV33N9 VLP and H58N35-33T1 VLP was analyzed by sedimentation velocitymethod. The results were shown in FIGS. 4A-4F. The results showed thatthe sedimentation coefficient of H58N35-33T1 VLP, H58N35-33T1-52S1 VLPand H58N35-33T1-52S4 VLP was 109S, 113S and 109S, respectively, whilethe sedimentation coefficient of HPV58N35 VLP, HPV33N9 VLP and HPV52N40VLP was 118S, 133S and 131S, respectively. This showed that H58N35-33T1,H58N35-33T1-52S1 and H58N35-33T1-52S4 were able to assemble intovirus-like particles that were similar to wild type VLP in terms of sizeand morphology.

Morphological test of virus-like particles

A 100 μL sample comprising VLP was observed by transmission electronmicroscope (TEM). The equipment used was a 100 kV Transmission ElectronMicroscope supplied by JEOL Ltd. (100,000× magnification). In brief, a13.5 μL sample was negatively stained with 2% phosphotungstic acid (pH7.0), fixed on a carbon-coated copper grid, and then observed by TEM.The results were shown in FIGS. 5A-5L. The results showed thatH58N35-33T1, H58N35-33T3, H58N35-33T4, H58N35-33T5, H58N35-33T1-52S1,H58N35-33T1-52S2, H58N35-33T1-52S3, and H58N35-33T1-52S4 were able toassemble into virus-like particles. In addition, the results also showedthat the particles assembled by these mutated proteins had a radius ofabout 30 nm, and were uniform in size. This indicated that these mutatedproteins were similar to the L1 protein of HPV33, HPV58 and HPV52, andwere able to assemble into VLPs with a uniform size. H58N35-33T2 couldonly form pentamer, but was unable to assemble into virus-like particle.

EXAMPLE 3: EVALUATION OF THERMOSTABILITY OF VIRUS-LIKE PARTICLES

The VLPs formed by H58N35-33T1, H58N35-33T1-52S1, H58N35-33T1-52S2,H58N35-33T1-52S3, and H58N35-33T1-52S4 were evaluated for theirthermostability by using a differential scanning calorimeter VPCapillary DSC purchased from GE Company (i.e. the MicroCal Co.), whereinthe storage buffer for the protein was used as control, and the proteinswere scanned at a heating rate of 1.5° C./min within a temperature rangeof 10° C.-90° C. The detection results were shown in FIGS. 6A-6F. Theresults showed that all these VLPs formed by the proteins had very highthermostability.

EXAMPLE 4: EVALUATION 1 OF IMMUNE PROTECTION OF VIRUS-LIKE PARTICLES INANIMALS

The immune protection of the VLPs formed by H58N35-33T1, H58N35-33T3,H58N35-33T4, H58N35-33T5, H58N35-3311-5251, H58N35-33T1-52S2,H58N35-33T1-52S3, and H58N35-33T1-52S4, was evaluated in mice. Animalsfor vaccination were BALB/c mice (ordinary grade), 5-6 weeks old(purchased from Shanghai SLAC Laboratory Animal Co. LTD.).

The H58N35-33T1 VLP, H58N35-33T3 VLP, H58N35-33T4 VLP, H58N35-33T5 VLP,HPV58N35 VLP and HPV33N9 VLP as prepared above were absorbed ontoFreund's adjuvant, respectively. Mice were divided into 6 groupsdepending on immunogen, and each group included 3 mice. Vaccinationprocedure was as followed: the first vaccination at Week 0, and thebooster vaccination at Weeks 2 and 4, respectively. Mice were vaccinatedvia subcutaneous injection. The immunogens used and doses thereof wereshown in Table 4. At Week 8 after the first vaccination, venous bloodwas collected from eyeball, and serum was separated. The titers ofneutralizing antibodies in the serum were determined. The detectionresult was shown in FIG. 7A. The result showed that either ofH58N35-33T1 VLP and H58N35-33T5 VLP could induce the generation ofhigh-titer neutralizing antibodies against HPV33 and HPV58 in mice; andtheir protective effects against HPV58 were comparable to that ofHPV58N35 VLP alone, and were significantly higher than that of HPV33N9VLP alone; and their protective effects against HPV33 were comparable tothat of HPV33N9 VLP alone, and were significantly higher than that ofHPV58N35 VLP alone. This showed that H58N35-33T1 VLP and H58N35-33T5 VLPcould be used as effective vaccines for preventing HPV58 infection andHPV33 infection, and could be used in place of a mixed vaccinecomprising HPV58 VLP and HPV33 VLP.

TABLE 4 Vaccination schedule Vaccination Antigen for Immunizingprocedure vaccination Adjuvant dose Number (week) HPV33N9 VLP Freund's100 μg 3 0, 2, 4 adjuvant HPV58N35 VLP Freund's 100 μg 3 0, 2, 4adjuvant H58N35-33T1VLP Freund's 100 μg 3 0, 2, 4 adjuvant H58N35-33T3VLP Freund's 100 μg 3 0, 2, 4 adjuvant H58N35-33T4 VLP Freund's 100 μg 30, 2, 4 adjuvant H58N35-33T5 VLP Freund's 100 μg 3 0, 2, 4 adjuvant

In addition, the H58N35-33T1-52S1 VLP, H58N35-33T1-52S2 VLP,H58N35-33T1-52S3 VLP, H58N35-33T1-52S4 VLP, HPV58N35 VLP, HPV33N9 VLP,HPV52N40 VLP and a mixed HPV58/HPV33/HPV52 VLP (i.e. a mixture ofHPV58N35 VLP, HPV33N9 VLP and HPV52N40 VLP) as prepared above wereabsorbed onto aluminum adjuvant. Mice were divided into 8 groupsdepending on immunogen, and each group included 4 mice. Vaccinationprocedure was as followed: the first vaccination at Week 0, and thebooster vaccination at Weeks 2 and 4, respectively. Mice were vaccinatedvia intraperitoneal injection. The immunogens and doses thereof wereshown in Table 5. At Week 8 after the first vaccination, venous bloodwas collected from eyeball, and serum was separated. The titers ofneutralizing antibodies in the serum were determined. The detectionresult was shown in FIG. 7B. The result showed that either ofH58N35-33T1-52S1 VLP and H58N35-33T1-52S4 VLP could induce thegeneration of high-titer neutralizing antibodies against HPV58, HPV33and HPV52 in mice; and their protective effects against HPV58 wascomparable to that of HPV58N35 VLP alone and that of the mixedHPV58/HPV33/HPV52 VLP, and were significantly higher than that ofHPV33N9 VLP alone and that of HPV52N40 VLP alone; and their protectiveeffects against HPV33 were comparable to that of HPV33N9 VLP alone andthat of the mixed HPV58/HPV33/HPV52 VLP, and were significantly higherthan that of HPV58N35 VLP alone and that of HPV52N40 VLP alone; andtheir protective effects against HPV52 were comparable to that ofHPV52N40 VLP alone and that of the mixed HPV58/HPV33/HPV52 VLP, and weresignificantly higher than that of HPV33N9 VLP alone and that of HPV58N35VLP alone. This showed that H58N35-33T1-52S1 VLP and H58N35-33T1-52S4VLP could be used as effective vaccines for preventing HPV58 infection,HPV33 infection and HPV52 infection, and could be used in place of amixed vaccine comprising HPV58 VLP, HPV33 VLP and HPV52 VLP.

TABLE 5 Vaccination schedule Vaccination Antigen for Immunizingprocedure vaccination Adjuvant dose Number (week) HPV33N9 VLP aluminum 5μg 4 0, 2, 4 adjuvant HPV52N40 VLP aluminum 5 μg 4 0, 2, 4 adjuvantHPV58N35 VLP aluminum 5 μg 4 0, 2, 4 adjuvant H58N35-33T1-52S1 VLPaluminum 5 μg 4 0, 2, 4 adjuvant H58N35-33T1-52S2 VLP aluminum 5 μg 4 0,2, 4 adjuvant H58N35-33T1-52S3 VLP aluminum 5 μg 4 0, 2, 4 adjuvantH58N35-33T1-52S4 VLP aluminum 5 μg 4 0, 2, 4 adjuvant HPV58/HPV33/HPV52VLP aluminum 5 μg for each VLP 4 0, 2, 4 adjuvant

EXAMPLE 5: EVALUATION 2 OF IMMUNE PROTECTION OF VIRUS-LIKE PARTICLES INANIMALS ED₅₀ of H58N35-33T1 VLP

6-week old BalB/c female mice (8 mice) were vaccinated with aluminumadjuvant by single intraperitoneal injection, wherein H58N35-33T1 VLPwas used in the Experimental groups, and HPV58N35 VLP alone or HPV33N9VLP alone was used in the Control groups; the immunizing dose was 0.300μg, 0.100 μg, 0.033 μg, 0.011 μg or 0.004 μg; the immunizing volume was1 mL. At Week 5 after vaccination, venous blood was collected fromeyeball. Antibodies against HPV in the blood were detected, and byReed-Muench method (Reed LJ MH. A simple method of estimating fiftypercent endpoints. Am J Hyg. 1938; 27:493-7), ED₅₀ for inducingseroconversion (i.e. inducing the generation of antibodies in mice) wascalculated for each sample. The results were shown in Tables 6-8.

TABLE 6 ED₅₀ of HPV33N9 VLP for inducing the generation of antibodiesagainst HPV33, HPV58 in mice Number of mice with Positive Dose Totalnumber positive conversion ED₅₀ Type (μg) of mice conversion rate (μg)HPV33 0.300 8 8 100.00% 0.066 0.100 8 5 70.00% 0.033 8 1 16.67% 0.011 81 5.56% 0.004 8 0 0.00% HPV58 0.300 8 0 0.00% >0.3 0.100 8 0 0.00% 0.0338 0 0.00% 0.011 8 0 0.00% 0.004 8 0 0.00%

TABLE 7 ED₅₀ of H58N35-33T1 VLP for inducing the generation ofantibodies against HPV33, HPV58 in mice Number of mice with PositiveDose Total number positive conversion ED50 Type (μg) of mice conversionrate (μg) HPV33 0.300 8 7 94.74% 0.043 0.100 8 6 78.57% 0.033 8 4 41.67%0.011 8 0 6.25% 0.004 8 1 4.35% HPV58 0.300 8 8 100.00% 0.019 0.100 8 8100.00% 0.033 8 7 88.89% 0.011 8 1 11.11% 0.004 8 0 0.00%

TABLE 8 ED₅₀ of HPV58N35 VLP for inducing the generation of antibodiesagainst HPV33, HPV58 in mice Number of mice with Positive Dose Totalnumber positive conversion ED₅₀ Type (μg) of mice conversion rate (μg)HPV33 0.300 8 0 0.00% >0.3 0.100 8 0 0.00% 0.033 8 0 0.00% 0.011 8 00.00% 0.004 8 0 0.00% HPV58 0.300 8 8 100.00% 0.006 0.100 8 8 100.00%0.033 8 7 94.12% 0.011 8 6 75.00% 0.004 8 3 27.27%

The results showed that 5 weeks after vaccination of mice, ED₅₀ ofH58N35-33T1 VLP for inducing the generation of antibodies against HPV58in mice was comparable to that of HPV58N35 VLP alone, and wassignificantly superior to that of HPV33N9 VLP alone; and its ED₅₀ forinducing the generation of antibodies against HPV33 in mice wascomparable to that of HPV33N9 VLP alone, and was significantly superiorto that of HPV58N35 VLP alone. This showed that H58N35-33T1 VLP had goodcross-immunogenicity and cross-protection against HPV58 and HPV33.

ED₅₀ of H58N35-33T1-52S1 VLP and H58N35-58T1-52S4 VLP

6-week old BalB/c female mice (8 mice) were vaccinated with aluminumadjuvant by single intraperitoneal injection, wherein H58N35-33T1-52S1VLP or H58N35-58T1-52S4 VLP was used in the Experimental groups (at animmunizing dose of 0.900 μg, 0.300 μg, 0.100 μg, 0.033 μg, 0.011 μg or0.004 μg); HPV33N9 VLP alone, HPV58N35 VLP alone or HPV52N40 VLP alone(at an immunizing dose of 0.300 μg, 0.100 μg, 0.033 μg, 0.011 μg or0.004 μg), or a mixture of HPV33N9 VLP, HPV58N35 VLP and HPV52N40 VLP(for each VLP, the immunizing dose was 0.300 μg, 0.100 μg, 0.033 μg,0.011 μg or 0.004 μg) was used in the Control groups; and the immunizingvolume was 1 mL. At Week 5 after vaccination, venous blood was collectedfrom eyeball. Antibodies against HPV in the blood were detected, and byReed-Muench method (Reed LJ MH. A simple method of estimating fiftypercent endpoints. Am J Hyg. 1938; 27:493-7), ED₅₀ for inducingseroconversion (i.e. inducing the generation of antibodies in mice) wascalculated for each sample. The results were shown in Tables 9-14.

TABLE 9 ED₅₀ of HPV33N9 VLP for inducing the generation of antibodiesagainst HPV33, HPV58 and HPV52 in mice Number of mice with Positive DoseTotal number positive conversion ED50 Type (μg) of mice conversion rate(μg) HPV33 0.300 8 8 100.00% 0.013 0.100 8 7 94.74% 0.033 8 6 78.57%0.011 8 5 45.45% 0.004 8 0 0.00% HPV58 0.300 8 0 0.00% >0.3 0.100 8 00.00% 0.033 8 0 0.00% 0.011 8 0 0.00% 0.004 8 0 0.00% HPV52 0.300 8 00.00% >0.3 0.100 8 0 0.00% 0.033 8 0 0.00% 0.011 8 0 0.00% 0.004 8 00.00%

TABLE 10 ED₅₀ of HPV58N35 VLP for inducing the generation of antibodiesagainst HPV33, HPV58 and HPV52 in mice Number of mice with Positive DoseTotal number positive conversion ED50 Type (μg) of mice conversion rate(μg) HPV33 0.300 8 1 12.50% >0.3 0.100 8 0 0.00% 0.033 8 0 0.00% 0.011 80 0.00% 0.004 8 0 0.00% HPV58 0.300 8 8 100.00% 0.021 0.100 8 7 93.75%0.033 8 7 80.00% 0.011 8 1 10.00% 0.004 8 0 0.00% HPV52 0.300 8 00.00% >0.3 0.100 8 0 0.00% 0.033 8 0 0.00% 0.011 8 0 0.00% 0.004 8 00.00%

TABLE 11 ED₅₀ of HPV52N40 VLP for inducing the generation of antibodiesagainst HPV33, HPV58 and HPV52 in mice Number of mice with Positive DoseTotal number positive conversion ED50 Type (μg) of mice conversion rate(μg) HPV33 0.300 8 0 0.00% >0.3 0.100 8 0 0.00% 0.033 8 0 0.00% 0.011 80 0.00% 0.004 8 0 0.00% HPV58 0.300 8 0 0.00% >0.3 0.100 8 0 0.00% 0.0338 0 0.00% 0.011 8 0 0.00% 0.004 8 0 0.00% HPV52 0.300 8 8 100.00% 0.0460.100 8 7 90.91% 0.033 8 3 33.33% 0.011 8 0 0.00% 0.004 8 0 0.00%

TABLE 12 ED₅₀ of a mixture of HPV33N9 VLP, HPV58N35 VLP and HPV52N40 VLPfor inducing the generation of antibodies against HPV33, HPV58 and HPV52in mice Number of mice with Positive Dose Total number positiveconversion ED50 Type (μg) of mice conversion rate (μg) HPV33 0.300 foreach VLP 8 6 93.33% 0.009 0.100 for each VLP 8 8 91.67% 0.033 for eachVLP 8 6 77.78% 0.011 for each VLP 8 7 61.54% 0.004 for each VLP 8 17.69% HPV58 0.300 for each VLP 8 6 93.10% 0.009 0.100 for each VLP 8 891.30% 0.033 for each VLP 8 5 72.22% 0.011 for each VLP 8 8 61.54% 0.004for each VLP 8 0 0.00% HPV52 0.300 for each VLP 8 6 92.31% 0.017 0.100for each VLP 8 8 90.00% 0.033 for each VLP 8 5 66.67% 0.011 for each VLP8 5 38.46% 0.004 for each VLP 8 0 0.00%

TABLE 13 ED₅₀ of H58N35-33T1-52S1 VLP for inducing the generation ofantibodies against HPV33, HPV58 and HPV52 in mice Number of mice withPositive Dose Total number positive conversion ED50 Type (μg) of miceconversion rate (μg) HPV33 0.900 8 8 100.00% 0.009 0.300 8 8 100.00%0.100 8 7 95.24% 0.033 8 5 76.47% 0.011 8 6 57.14% 0.004 8 2 14.29%HPV58 0.900 8 8 100.00% 0.014 0.300 8 7 96.15% 0.100 8 7 90.00% 0.033 84 64.71% 0.011 8 6 46.67% 0.004 8 1 6.25% HPV52 0.900 8 7 91.67% 0.3410.300 8 4 44.44% 0.100 8 0 0.00% 0.033 8 0 0.00% 0.011 8 0 0.00% 0.004 80 0.00%

TABLE 14 ED₅₀ of H58N35-33T1-52S4 VLP for inducing the generation ofantibodies against HPV33, HPV58 and HPV52 in mice Number of mice withPositive Dose Total number positive conversion ED50 Type (μg) of miceconversion rate (μg) HPV33 0.900 8 8 100.00% 0.065 0.300 8 8 100.00%0.100 8 5 70.00% 0.033 8 2 18.18% 0.011 8 0 0.00% 0.004 8 0 0.00% HPV580.900 8 8 100.00% 0.041 0.300 8 8 100.00% 0.100 8 7 91.67% 0.033 8 340.00% 0.011 8 1 7.14% 0.004 8 0 0.00% HPV52 0.900 8 8 100.00% 0.0580.300 8 8 100.00% 0.100 8 6 80.00% 0.033 8 2 20.00% 0.011 8 0 0.00%0.004 8 0 0.00%

The results showed that 5 weeks after vaccination of mice, ED₅₀ ofH58N35-33T1-52S1 VLP and H58N35-33T1-52S4 VLP for inducing thegeneration of antibodies against HPV58 in mice was comparable to that ofHPV58N35 VLP alone and of a mixture of HPV58N35 VLP, HPV33N9 VLP andHPV52N40 VLP, and was significantly superior to that of HPV33N9 VLPalone and HPV52N40 VLP alone; and their ED₅₀ for inducing the generationof antibodies against HPV33 in mice was comparable to that of HPV33N9VLP alone and of a mixture of HPV58N35 VLP, HPV33N9 VLP and HPV52N40VLP, and was significantly superior to that of HPV58N35 VLP alone and ofHPV52N40 VLP alone; and their ED₅₀ for inducing the generation ofantibodies against HPV52 in mice was comparable to that of HPV52N40 VLPalone and of a mixture of HPV58N35 VLP, HPV33N9 VLP and HPV52N40 VLP,and was significantly superior to that of HPV33N9 VLP alone and ofHPV58N35 VLP alone. This showed that H33N9-58T5-52S2 VLP andH33N9-58T5-52S4 VLP had good cross-immunogenicity and cross-protectionagainst HPV58, HPV33 and HPV52.

Evaluation of Neutralizing Antibody Titer in Serum of Mice Vaccinatedwith H58N35-33T1 VLP

In this experiment, vaccination schedule was shown in Table 15. All themice (6-week old BalB/c female mice) were divided into 4 groups:Freund's adjuvant group (at an immunizing dose of 1 μg, using Freund'sadjuvant), Aluminum adjuvant group 1 (at an immunizing dose of 10 μg,using aluminum adjuvant), Aluminum adjuvant group 2 (at an immunizingdose of 1 μg, using aluminum adjuvant), and Aluminum adjuvant group 3(at an immunizing dose of 0.1 μg, using aluminum adjuvant). Each groupwas further divided into 3 subgroups. The Control subgroups 1 and 2 werevaccinated with HPV33N9 VLP alone and HPV58N35 VLP alone, respectively,and the Experimental subgroup was vaccinated with H58N35-33T1 VLP.

In Freund's adjuvant group, 6 mice/subgroup were vaccinated bysubcutaneous injection, at an immunizing dose of 1 μg, and an injectionvolume of 200 μl. In Aluminum adjuvant groups 1-3, 6 mice/subgroup werevaccinated by intraperitoneal injection, at an immunizing dose 10 μg, 1μg, and 0.1 μg, respectively, and an injection volume of 1 mL. All themice were subjected to the first vaccination at Week 0, and thensubjected to the booster vaccination at Weeks 2 and 4, respectively. AtWeek 8, blood sample was collected via orbital bleeding, and the titersof antibodies against HPV58 and HPV33 in serum were analyzed. Theanalysis results were shown in FIGS. 8A-8D. The results showed thatH58N35-33T1 VLP could induce the generation of high-titer neutralizingantibodies against HPV58 in mice, and its protective effect wascomparable to that of HPV58N35 VLP alone at the same dose, wassignificantly superior to that of HPV33N9 VLP alone at the same dose;and it could induce the generation of high-titer neutralizing antibodiesagainst HPV33 in mice, and its protective effect was comparable to thatof HPV33N9 VLP alone at the same dose, and was significantly superior tothat of HPV58N35 VLP alone at the same dose. This showed thatH58N35-33T1 VLP had good cross-immunogenicity and cross-protectionagainst HPV58 and HPV33.

TABLE 15 Vaccination schedule Vaccination Antigen for Immunizingprocedure Group vaccination Adjuvant dose Number (week) Freund'sadjuvant HPV58N35 VLP Freund's 1 μg 6 0, 2, 4 group adjuvant HPV33N9 VLPFreund's 1 μg 6 0, 2, 4 adjuvant H58N35-33T1 VLP Freund's 1 μg 6 0, 2, 4adjuvant Aluminum adjuvant HPV58N35 VLP aluminum 10 μg 6 0, 2, 4 group 1adjuvant HPV33N9 VLP aluminum 10 μg 6 0, 2, 4 adjuvant H58N35-33T1 VLPaluminum 10 μg 6 0, 2, 4 adjuvant Aluminum adjuvant HPV58N35 VLPaluminum 1 μg 6 0, 2, 4 group 2 adjuvant HPV33N9 VLP aluminum 1 μg 6 0,2, 4 adjuvant H58N35-33T1 VLP aluminum 1 μg 6 0, 2, 4 adjuvant Aluminumadjuvant HPV58N35 VLP aluminum 0.1 μg 6 0, 2, 4 group 3 adjuvant HPV33N9VLP aluminum 0.1 μg 6 0, 2, 4 adjuvant H58N35-33T1 VLP aluminum 0.1 μg 60, 2, 4 adjuvant

Evaluation of Neutralizing Antibody Titer in Serum of Mice Vaccinatedwith H58N35-33T1-52S1 VLP or H58N35-33T1-52S4 VLP

In this experiment, vaccination schedule was shown in Table 16. All themice (6-week old BalB/c female mice) were divided into 3 groups:Aluminum adjuvant group 1 (at an immunizing dose of 10 μg, usingaluminum adjuvant), Aluminum adjuvant group 2 (at an immunizing dose of1 μg, using aluminum adjuvant), and Aluminum adjuvant group 3 (at animmunizing dose of 0.1 μg, using aluminum adjuvant). Each group wasfurther divided into 6 subgroups. The Control subgroups 1, 2 and 3 werevaccinated with HPV58N35 VLP alone, HPV33N9 VLP alone and HPV52N40 VLPalone, respectively; the Control subgroup 4 was vaccinated with amixture of HPV58N35 VLP, HPV33N9 VLP and HPV52N40 VLP; and theExperimental subgroups 1 and 2 were vaccinated with H58N35-33T1-52S1 VLPalone and H58N35-33T1-52S4 VLP alone, respectively.

In Aluminum adjuvant groups 1-3, 6 mice/subgroup were vaccinated byintraperitoneal injection, at an immunizing dose of 10 μg, 1 μg, and 0.1μg, respectively, and an injection volume of 1 mL. All the mice weresubjected to the first vaccination at Week 0, and then subjected to thebooster vaccination at Weeks 2 and 4, respectively. At Week 8, bloodsample was collected via orbital bleeding, and the titers of antibodiesagainst HPV58, HPV33 and HPV52 in serum were analyzed. The analysisresults were shown in FIGS. 8E-8G. The results showed thatH58N35-33T1-52S1 VLP and H58N35-33T1-52S4 VLP could induce thegeneration of high-titer neutralizing antibodies against HPV58 in mice,and their protective effect was comparable to that of HPV58N35 VLP aloneand that of a mixture of HPV58N35 VLP, HPV33N9 VLP and HPV52N40 VLP atthe same dose, and was significantly superior to that of HPV33N9 VLPalone or HPV52N40 VLP alone at the same dose; and they could induce thegeneration of high-titer neutralizing antibodies against HPV33 in mice,and their protective effect was comparable to that of HPV33N9 VLP aloneand that of a mixture of HPV58N35 VLP, HPV33N9 VLP and HPV52N40 VLP atthe same dose, and was significantly superior to that of HPV58N35 VLPalone or HPV52N40 VLP alone at the same dose; and they could induce thegeneration of high-titer neutralizing antibodies against HPV52 in mice,and their protective effect was slightly weaker than that of HPV52N40VLP alone and that of a mixture of HPV58N35 VLP, HPV33N9 VLP andHPV52N40 VLP at the same dose, but was significantly superior to that ofHPV58N35 VLP alone or HPV33N9 VLP alone at the same dose. This showedthat H58N35-33T1-52S1 VLP and H58N35-33T1-52S4 VLP had goodcross-immunogenicity and cross-protection against HPV58, HPV33 andHPV52.

TABLE 16 Vaccination schedule Vaccination Antigen for Immunizingprocedure Group vaccination Adjuvant dose Number (week) Aluminum HPV33N9VLP aluminum 10 μg 6 0, 2, 4 adjuvant adjuvant group 1 HPV58N35 VLPaluminum 10 μg 6 0, 2, 4 adjuvant HPV52N40 VLP aluminum 10 μg 6 0, 2, 4adjuvant HPV58/HPV33/HPV52 VLP aluminum 10 μg for each VLP 6 0, 2, 4adjuvant H58N35-33T1-52S1 VLP aluminum 10 μg 6 0, 2, 4 adjuvantH58N35-33T1-52S4 VLP aluminum 10 μg 6 0, 2, 4 adjuvant Aluminum HPV33N9VLP aluminum 1 μg 6 0, 2, 4 adjuvant adjuvant group 2 HPV58N35 VLPaluminum 1 μg 6 0, 2, 4 adjuvant HPV52N40 VLP aluminum 1 μg 6 0, 2, 4adjuvant HPV58/HPV33/HPV52 VLP aluminum  1 μg for each VLP 6 0, 2, 4adjuvant H58N35-33T1-52S1 VLP aluminum 1 μg 6 0, 2, 4 adjuvantH58N35-33T1-52S4 VLP aluminum 1 μg 6 0, 2, 4 adjuvant Aluminum HPV33N9VLP aluminum 0.1 μg 6 0, 2, 4 adjuvant adjuvant group 3 HPV58N35 VLPaluminum 0.1 μg 6 0, 2, 4 adjuvant HPV52N40 VLP aluminum 0.1 μg 6 0, 2,4 adjuvant HPV58/HPV33/HPV52 VLP aluminum 0.1 μg for each VLP 6 0, 2, 4adjuvant H58N35-33T1-52S1 VLP aluminum 0.1 μg 6 0, 2, 4 adjuvantH58N35-33T1-52S4 VLP aluminum 0.1 μg 6 0, 2, 4 adjuvant

EXAMPLE 6: EVALUATION OF IMMUNE PROTECTION OF H58N35-33T1-52S4 VLP INCYNOMOLGUS MONKEY

This experiment was carried out in the Yunnan Key Laboratory of PrimateBiomedical Research. Vaccination schedule was shown in Table 17. 14cynomolgus monkeys were randomly divided into two groups: the Controlgroup was vaccinated with a mixture of HPV58N35 VLP, HPV33N9 VLP andHPV52N40 VLP, at a dose of 5 μg for each VLP, and an injection volume of1 mL; the Experimental group was vaccinated with H58N35-33T1-52S4 VLPalone, at a dose of 5 μg, and an injection volume of 1 mL. The adjuvantused was aluminum adjuvant, and the cynomolgus monkeys were vaccinatedby intramuscular injection. All the cynomolgus monkeys were subjected tothe first vaccination at Week 0, and then subjected to the boostervaccination at Week 8. Blood was collected from cynomolgus monkeys atWeek 10, and the titers of antibodies against HPV58, HPV33 and HPV52 inserum were analyzed. The analysis result was shown in FIG. 9. The resultshowed that H58N35-33T1-52S4 VLP alone could induce the generation ofhigh-titer neutralizing antibodies against HPV58, HPV33 and HPV52 incynomolgus monkeys, and its protective effect was comparable to that ofa mixture of HPV58N35 VLP, HPV33N9 VLP and HPV52N40 VLP at the samedose. This showed that H58N35-33T1-52S4 VLP had goodcross-immunogenicity against HPV58, HPV33 and HPV52, and could inducegood cross-protection against HPV58, HPV33 and HPV52 in primates.

TABLE 17 Vaccination schedule Vaccination Antigen for Immunizingprocedure vaccination Adjuvant dose Number (week) H58N35-33T1-52S4 VLPaluminum 5 μg 7 0, 8 adjuvant HPV58/HPV33/HPV52 VLP aluminum 5 μg foreach VLP 7 0, 8 adjuvant

EXAMPLE 7: RECONSTRUCTION OF THREE-DIMENSIONAL STRUCTURES OF H58N35-33T1VLP AND H58N35-33T1-52S4 VLP

The three-dimensional structures of H58N35-33T1 VLP and H58N35-33T1-52S4VLP were reconstructed by three-dimensional structure reconstructionexperiment using cryo-electron microscopy (cryoEM) (Wolf M, Garcea R L,Grigorieff N. et al. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA. (2010), 107(14): 6298-303).In brief, in the cryo-electron microscopy (cryoEM) photograph ofH58N35-33T1 VLP (FIG. 10A), 581 particles with an uniform size and adiameter of greater than 50 nm were selected for computer overlappingand structural reconstruction, thereby obtaining the three-dimensionalstructure of H58N35-33T1 VLP. The three-dimensional structure obtainedwas shown in FIG. 10B (at a resolution of 22Å). In addition, in thecryo-electron microscopy (cryoEM) photograph of H58N35-33T1-5254 VLP(FIG. 10C), 220 particles with an uniform size and a diameter of greaterthan 50 nm were selected for computer overlapping and structuralreconstruction, thereby obtaining the three-dimensional structure ofH58N35-33T1-52S4 VLP. The three-dimensional structure obtained was shownin FIG. 10D (at a resolution of 18Å). The results showed that bothH58N35-33T1 VLP and H58N35-33T1-52S4 VLP had a T=7 icosahedral structure(h=1, k=2) consisting of 72 capsomers (morphological subunit, pentamer).Unlike conventional icosahedral viral capsids consistent withquasi-equivalence principle, all the constitutive subunits in thestructures of H58N35-33T1 VLP and H58N35-33T1-52S4 VLP were pentamers,without hexamer. Moreover, said two VLPs had an external diameter ofabout 60 nm. These were similar to the three-dimensional structures ofthe previously reported natural HPV viral particles and the HPV VLPprepared by eukaryotic expression system (e.g. poxvirus expressionsystem) (Baker T S, Newcomb W W, Olson N H. et al. Biophys J. (1991),60(6): 1445-1456. Hagensee M E, Olson N H, Baker T S, et al. J Virol.(1994), 68(7):4503-4505. Buck C B, Cheng N, Thompson C D. et al. JVirol. (2008), 82(11): 5190-7).

Although the specific embodiments of the present invention have beendescribed in details, those skilled in the art would understand that,according to the teachings disclosed in the specification, variousmodifications and changes can be made thereto, and that suchmodifications and changes are within the scope of the present invention.The scope of the present invention is given by the appended claims andany equivalents thereof.

1. A mutated HPV58 L1 protein or a variant thereof, wherein as comparedwith a wild type HPV58 L1 protein, the mutated HPV58 L1 protein has thefollowing mutations: (1) N-terminal truncation of 5-70 amino acids, forexample; and (2) (a) substitution of amino acid residues at positions80-87 of the wild type HPV58 L1 protein with amino acid residues at thecorresponding positions of a L1 protein of a second type of wild-typeHPV, and optionally, further has the following mutation: (a)(i)substitution of amino acid residues at positions 375-383 of the wildtype HPV58 L1 protein with amino acid residues at the correspondingpositions of a L1 protein of a third type of wild-type HPV; or (a)(ii)substitution of amino acid residues at positions 144-168 of the wildtype HPV58 L1 protein with amino acid residues at the correspondingpositions of a L1 protein of a third type of wild-type HPV; or (b)substitution of amino acid residues at positions 376-383 of the wildtype HPV58 L1 protein with amino acid residues at the correspondingpositions of a L1 protein of a second type of wild-type HPV; and, thevariant differs from the mutated HPV58 L1 protein only by substitution,addition or deletion of 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 or 9 amino acids, andretains the function of the mutated HPV58 L1 protein, i.e. capability ofinducing generation of neutralizing antibodies against at least two HPVtypes (e.g. HPV58 and HPV33, or HPV58, HPV33 and HPV52).
 2. An isolatednucleic acid, encoding the mutated HPV58 L1 protein or a variant thereofaccording to claim
 1. 3. A vector comprising the isolated nucleic acidaccording to claim
 2. 4. A host cell comprising the isolated nucleicacid according to claim 2 and/or a vector comprising the isolatednucleic acid.
 5. A HPV virus-like particle, comprising or consisting ofthe mutated HPV58 L1 protein or a variant thereof according to claim 1.6. A composition, comprising: (i) the mutated HPV58 L1 protein or avariant thereof according to claim 1, or (ii) an isolated nucleic acidencoding the mutated HPV58 L1 protein or a variant thereof as describedin (i), or (iii) a vector comprising the isolated nucleic acid asdescribed in (ii), or (iv) a host cell comprising the isolated nucleicacid as described in (ii) or the vector as described in (iii), or (v) anHPV virus-like particle comprising or consisting of the mutated HPV58 L1protein or a variant thereof as described in (i).
 7. A pharmaceuticalcomposition or vaccine, comprising the HPV virus-like particle accordingto claim 5, and optionally a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier and/orexcipient.
 8. A method for preparing the mutated HPV58 L1 protein or avariant thereof according to claim 1, comprising expressing the mutatedHPV58 L1 protein or a variant thereof in a host cell, and thenrecovering the mutated HPV58 L1 protein or a variant thereof from aculture of the host cell.
 9. A method for preparing a vaccine,comprising combining the HPV virus-like particle according to claim 5with a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier and/or excipient.
 10. Amethod for preventing HPV infection or a disease caused by HPVinfection, comprising administering to a subject a prophylacticallyeffective amount of the HPV virus-like particle according to claim 5 ora pharmaceutical composition or vaccine comprising the HPV virus-likeparticle and optionally a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier and/orexcipient.
 11. (canceled)
 12. The mutated HPV58 L1 protein or a variantthereof according to claim 1, wherein the mutated HPV58 L1 protein ischaracterized by one or more of the following items: (i) the mutatedHPV58 L1 protein has 5, 15, 27, 35, 40, 60 or 70 amino acids truncatedat N-terminal, as compared with a wild type HPV58 L1 protein; (ii) saidsecond wild-type HPV type is HPV33; (iii) said third wild-type HPV typeis HPV52; (iv) the amino acid residues at the corresponding positions asdescribed in claim 1 section (2) (a) are amino acid residues atpositions 54-61 of a wild type HPV33 L1 protein; (v) the amino acidresidues at the corresponding positions as described in in claim 1section (2) (b) are amino acid residues at positions 350-357 of a wildtype HPV33 L1 protein; (vi) the amino acid residues at the correspondingpositions as described in in claim 1 section 2 (a) (i) are amino acidresidues at positions 380-388 of a wild type HPV52 L1 protein; (vii) theamino acid residues at the corresponding positions as described in inclaim 1 section 2 (a) (ii) are amino acid residues at positions 146-170of a wild type HPV52 L1 protein; (viii) said wild type HPV58 L1 proteinhas an amino acid sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1; (ix) said wildtype HPV33 L1 protein has an amino acid sequence as set forth in SEQ IDNO: 2; (x) said wild type HPV52 L1 protein has an amino acid sequence asset forth in SEQ ID NO:
 3. 13. The mutated HPV58 L1 protein or a variantthereof according to claim 1, wherein the mutated HPV58 L1 protein hasan amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of: SEQ IDNOs: 4, 10, 11 and
 14. 14. The pharmaceutical composition or vaccineaccording to claim 7, wherein the HPV virus-like particle is present inan amount effective for preventing HPV infection or a disease caused byHPV infection.
 15. The pharmaceutical composition or vaccine accordingto claim 14, wherein: the HPV infection is infection by one or more HPVtypes; and/or, the disease caused by HPV infection is selected from thegroup consisting of cervical cancer and condyloma acuminatum.
 16. Thepharmaceutical composition or vaccine according to claim 14, wherein theHPV infection is selected from one or more of the following: HPV58infection, HPV33 infection and HPV52 infection.
 17. The method accordingto claim 8, wherein the host cell is E. coli.
 18. The method accordingto claim 8, wherein the method comprises the steps of: expressing themutated HPV58 L1 protein or a variant thereof in E. coli, and thenobtaining the mutated HPV58 L1 protein or a variant thereof by purifyinga lysate supernatant of the E. coli.
 19. The method according to claim10, wherein: the HPV infection is infection by one or more HPV types;and/or, the disease caused by HPV infection is selected from the groupconsisting of cervical cancer and condyloma acuminatum.
 20. The methodaccording to claim 10, wherein the HPV infection is selected from one ormore of the following: HPV58 infection, HPV33 infection and HPV52infection.